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Roman Glass Bowl with Iridescence Roman Glass Bowl with Iridescence Roman Glass Bowl with Iridescence
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LOT 0159

Roman Glass Bowl with Iridescence

1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

3 3/8 in. (45.5 grams, 84 mm wide).

Shallow in profile with basal ring, iridescent surface, applied collar below the rim; old collector's label '4231 TO' to base.

Provenance

From the private collection of a French Count in the 19th century.
Ex Thierry de Maigret, April 2010.
Ex Sheikh Al Thani collection.

Literature

Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.2, New York, 2001, item 759, for type.

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LOT 0159

Roman Glass Bowl with Iridescence

Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)

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