Exquisite Ancient Roman Glass Bowl c 1 BC - 1 AD
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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Roman: Pre AD 1000: Item # 1411606
Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Roman: Pre AD 1000: Item # 1411606
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A truly spectacular example of early Roman glass, being a sea-green bowl of shallow rounded form with a smooth edge and 28 exterior pronounced ribs converging at the bottom. A wheel cut triple band circles the lower flattened section of the bowl.
A truly spectacular example of early Roman glass, being a sea-green bowl of shallow rounded form with a smooth edge and 28 exterior pronounced ribs converging at the bottom. A wheel cut triple band circles the lower flattened section of the bowl.
The diameter at the top rim is 6 1/8", and the height is 1 3/8". The condition of the bowl is superb, with no chips, cracks, or restoration and displaying a wonderful iridescence. I have shown a number of photos below in different lighting and angles, both from the top and from underneath. The first and sixth photos best show the color of the bowl.
NOTES: 1. Purchased from a London dealer in 1968 and kept in a private collection until the present time.
2. A very similar example, but with a crack, is in the Roman Antiquities section of the Louvre Museum, Paris.
