A ROMAN BANDED GLASS BOWL

CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-EARLY 1ST CENTURY A.D.

细节

A ROMAN BANDED GLASS BOWL
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-EARLY 1ST CENTURY A.D.
In imitation of banded agate, formed of amber glass overlaid on the interior and exterior with opaque white trails, sagged to form a hemispherical bowl, the surface marvered
4 5/16 in. (11 cm.) diameter

来源

Acquired by the previous owner circa 1975.

拍品专文

For an agate-patterned alabastron of similar date, formed of cane sections, and a discussion of Roman tastes for glass in imitation of banded agate, see Schlick-Nolte in Bianchi, ed., Reflections on Ancient Glass from the Borowski Collection, no. V-47, pp. 89-90.