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LOT 0129
Roman 'Constable Maxwell' Glass Plate
4TH CENTURY A.D.
17 1/4 x 17 1/4 in. (3.1 kg total, 44 x 44 cm including box).
A wide, shallow bowl with gently sloping walls and dimple to base, tubular foot ring; set in a custom-made glazed display case.
ProvenanceFrom the Constable Maxwell collection, given as a gift to a long term employee, with inscription to verso.
Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12620-235747.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf., for similar plates, Lightfoot, C.S., The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art, Ancient Glass, New York, 2017, nos.115ss.
FootnotesThe plate belongs to the category of blown bowls with tubular rim which were used as daily dishes and plates. They are part of a series made in the late 4th century A.D., but continuing an Italic tradition of production of glass vessels of this category existing since the 1st century A.D.
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LOT 0129
Roman 'Constable Maxwell' Glass Plate
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500€2,900 - 4,060 (for guidance only)$3,380 - 4,730 (for guidance only)
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