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LOT 1191
Roman Translucent Glass Dish with Ribbed Tail Handles
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/2 in. (48.8 grams, 11.5 cm wide).
Discoid base with expanding body and everted rim with ribbed detailing; remains of iridescence.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a late London gentleman, 1970s-1990s.
LiteratureCf. Bergman, M. et al., Ancient Glass in the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, 1980, items 131-132.
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LOT 1191
Roman Translucent Glass Dish with Ribbed Tail Handles
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£250 (EUR 290; USD 338) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £250
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Opening Bid: £139
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Opening Bid: £50
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