Roman glass mosaic bowl
€3,450
available
Object number
AR3428
| Object: |
Roman glass mosaic bowl
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| Material: |
Polychrome glass paste.
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| Period: |
Late 1st century BC to early 1st century AD. Early Roman Imperial period. |
| Description: |
The Roman bowl has the shape of an upside down bell. It rests on a base ring. The lip is pointing outwards. It was casted from multi-coloured glass paste, combined to form an abstract mosaic.
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| Dimensions: |
75mm to 76mm diameter. 36mm height.
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| Condition: |
Professionally restored from several fragments. The split lines for one sherd at the rim are a bit more obvious. The original material is fully present, except for some minor chips. Very nice overall appearance.
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| Provenance: |
Acquired by us in 2022 from the Swiss private collection P. Bonsera. Added to the collection in 2021 from the Italian art gallery Mutina Ars Antiqua. Acquired from the Italian art market in 2020. Previously in an Italien private collection. The piece was exported in 2021 with Italian export licence no. 37485. |
| References: |
Cf. Metropolitan Museum of Art, acc. no. 23.45.
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| Authenticity: |
We unconditionally guarantee the authenticity of every artefact, all items are subject to our lifetime return policy on authenticity.
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