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LOT 0588
Roman Millefiori Glass Eye-Shaped Dish
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
5 1/8 in. (46.6 grams, 13 cm wide).
Ellipsoidal in green and yellow millefiori glass imitating foliage, with a central almond-shaped bowl.
Provenance
Paris collection, 1990s.
From an important Paris gallery, France.
Ex private Parisian collection.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11981-209793.
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LOT 0588
Roman Millefiori Glass Eye-Shaped Dish
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500€2,900 - 4,060 (for guidance only)$3,380 - 4,730 (for guidance only)
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