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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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