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LOT 0133
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.
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a French Count in the 19th century.
Ex Thierry de Maigret, April 2010.
Ex Sheikh Al Thani collection.
Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.2, New York, 2001, item 759, for type.
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