Roman glass bowl
€460
available
Object number
AR3490-14
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Small Roman glass bowl
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| Material: |
Pale turquoise, transparent glass.
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| Period: |
Around the 2nd century AD. Roman Imperial period. |
| Description: |
Small bowl made of glass. The body tapers to a base ring at the bottom. The vessel's wall is slightly tapered under the rimless lip.
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| Dimensions: |
9.7cm diameter. 6.7cm height.
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| Condition: |
Perfect condition. Completely intact. Solid white incrustations on the surface. Two modern stickers with the inscription "37 ISK" and "14" on the bottom. The 14 is the numbering of the Heckmann collection.
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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. Purchased from the art and antiquities dealer Albrecht Neuhaus in Wuerzburg, Germany, on 5 May 1974. A description from the antiquities dealer is available as a copy. It states that the piece came from Asia Minor, presumably due to stylistic features, not necessarily as a passed-down find spot.
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| References: |
Cf. D. Whitehouse, Roman Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass, Volume One, p. 76, no. 96. Cf. Y. Israeli, Ancient Glass in the Israel Museum, p. 157, no. 157. |
| Authenticity: |
We unconditionally guarantee the authenticity of every artefact, all items are subject to our lifetime return policy on authenticity.
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