Culture: Roman.
Date: 1st Century BC - 1st Century AD.
Origin: Eastern Mediterranean.
Condition: Intact, with minor edge nick, superb, with outstanding iridescence. The best bowl we have ever handled.
Measurements: 1.75 inches high, (4.5 cms), 6 inches in diameter, (15.3 cms),
Made of colorless glass, with a shade of pale green. The shallow hemisherical form of this bowl has a concave bottom, and is decorated with two sets of wheel-cut grooves.
Cf: Toledo, nos. 244-46, pp. 267-68; Yale, no. 37, pp.12-13; Isings form 18; Oppenlander, no.247, p.94.
Provenance: EX: American Private collection, EX: European art market.
Antiquities Ancient Roman
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