Roman ribbed glass bowl
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Object number
AR3490-10
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Roman ribbed bowl of green glass
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| Material: |
Bright light green glass.
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| Period: |
Around the 1st century AD. Roman Imperial period. |
| Description: |
Small bowl made of beautiful, thick-walled glass of a bright light green color. The steep walls are decorated with vertical ribs. The base is flattened to form a base, the lip runs slightly outwards. The glass was mold made in a Roman factory of the eastern Mediterranean.
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| Dimensions: |
13.0cm diameter. 5.7cm height.
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| Condition: |
Perfect condition. Completely intact and beautifully preserved surface, due to the small amount of deposits the vessel still looks like it did 2000 years ago. Two ancient deep scratches on the inside of the rim. Modern sticker on the bottom with the inscription "10", the Heckmann collection number.
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| Provenance: |
Acquired by us in 2023 from the German Heckmann family collection. The founder Peter Heckmann acquired the glass collection in the 1970s on the German art market.
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| References: |
Cf. Y. Israeli, Ancient Glass in the Israel Museum, p. 80, no. 67. That piece is a find from the eastern Mediterranean. Similar F. Neuburg, Antikes Glas, no. 79. Similar M. K. Klein, Römische Glaskunst und Wandmalerei, p. 6, fig. 12. For a very similar example on the art market, see Christie's London auction 7 October 2010, lot 52, sold for 2,375 GBP (equivalent to 2,750 EUR at the time). |
| Authenticity: |
We unconditionally guarantee the authenticity of every artefact, all items are subject to our lifetime return policy on authenticity.
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