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LOT 0128
Roman Decorated Mould Blown Glass Amphoriskos
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 in. (82 grams total, 95 mm including stand).
Comprising a biconvex body with ellipsoid base, short neck with everted rim and strap handle; the body facetted, with concentric rings to the central panel on each side; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceFrom an important collection of glass, London, UK, 1990s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12960-246379.
Cf. similar specimen in Kunstmuseum Luzern, 3000 Jahre Glaskunst, Luzern, 1981, p.79, no.261.
FootnotesThe word amphoriskos, Greek for 'small amphora', refers in the Graeco-Roman world to the shape of the object, a miniature version of the two-handled metal or ceramic vessels that contained oil or wine. Core-formed glass was made by dipping a removable core that gives the vessel its shape into a molten glass mixture.
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LOT 0128
Roman Decorated Mould Blown Glass Amphoriskos
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
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