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LOT 0591

Sold for (Inc. bp): £468

ROMAN AMBER GLASS EYE-SHAPED DISH
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
8 1/4 in. (194 grams, 21 cm wide).

Shallow elliptical dish with stepped elliptical foot to base; iridescent surfaces.

PROVENANCE:
Acquired early 1990s.
Ex private American collection; thence by descent.
Private collection since 1998.

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