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LOT 0665

Roman Glass Vessel

1ST CENTURY A.D.

3 7/8 in. (27.6 grams, 99 mm).

Translucent glass with applied trail foot, applied handles with pinched detailing, iridescent surface; restored. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex London art market 1990s.
From a London, UK, collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Literature

Cf. The Corning Museum of Glass, accession number 300-399, for general type; Auth, H., Ancient Glass at the Newark Museum, Newark, 1976, p.47, for similar.

Footnotes

This bowl represents one of the two variants of the glassware used under the early Principate. In particular it represents a variant with bright translucent colour. The same shape can be seen on the pottery and in the metal works of the period, and examples like such have been found not only in Italy (Pompeii) but also in the military camps of Noricum, Germania and Britannia.

CONDITION

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LOT 0665

Roman Glass Vessel

Sold for (Inc. bp): £72

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