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LOT 0184
Roman Iridescent Blue Cosmetic Dish
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
4 1/4 in. (183 grams, 10.7 cm wide).
Featuring a squat body with slightly everted sides, wide circular mouth with a thick folded rim, concave base with a pontil mark.
ProvenanceFrom an important London collection of glass, 1990s.
Roman glass from an important London collection, acquired from the early 1980s.
Accompanied by a typed previous catalogue information page with provenance.
Cf. Auth, S.H., Ancient Glass at the Newark Museum, Newark, 1976, p.46, for identical type.
FootnotesThis was an elegantly shaped object with very precisely moulded dimensions, scooped out at the top and showing concentric circles on the flat base. It was used as a small dish for cosmetics.
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LOT 0184
Roman Iridescent Blue Cosmetic Dish
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£300 (EUR 348; USD 405) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £5
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