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LOT 0756
Roman Glass Bowl with Fine Iridescence
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/2 in. (183 grams, 11.6 cm wide).
Squat in profile with domed base and rolled rim;
Provenance
From an important London collection of glass, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Literature
Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.2, New York, 2001, item 761, for type.
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LOT 0756
Roman Glass Bowl with Fine Iridescence
Estimate £700 - 900€810 - 1,040 (for guidance only)$950 - 1,220 (for guidance only)
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