Sale 1846
New York
|
8 June 2007
Price realised
USD 36,000
Estimate
A ROMAN GLASS PATELLA CIRCA EARLY 1ST CENTURY A.D. Opaque red in color, molded with a disk rim, the exterior with two convex curves, carinated on the interior, on an outsplayed ring base 3¾ in. (9.5 cm) diameter; 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Japanese Private Collection, 1990s.
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