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LOT 0120

Roman Pillar-Moulded Honey-Coloured Glass Bowl with Fine Iridescence

3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.

4 3/8 in. (164 grams, 11.1 cm wide).

With iridescent surface, narrow base and vertical ribbed segmentation to the sidewall, gently flared rim.

Provenance

Ex London, UK, gentleman, 1990s.

Literature

Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.2, New York, 2001, item 603, for type.

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LOT 0120

Roman Pillar-Moulded Honey-Coloured Glass Bowl with Fine Iridescence

Sold for (Inc. bp): £390

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