Lot 434
Early Roman Cast Glass Bowl. Roman, perhaps Italy, late 1st century BC to early 1st century AD. Diameter: 5-7/8". This simple bowl nearly hemispherical in shape, with pushed up base. Cast in a clear/pale green glass, the bowl exhibits "fire polish" on the exterior, and lapidary polishing on the inside. In addition three concentric circles have been deeply engraved within. Bowl intact and free of the usual age cracks. Interior iridescence ranges from silvery to wonderfully intense lime and emerald greens to splendid corals and deep oranges. Cf. Toledo, Ancient Glass, nos. 243-246.
Estimated Value $400 - 650.
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| Realized $414 |
