Romano-Egyptian footed bowl, Egypt, 4th century AD
Glass
Height 6.5, diameter 12.8cm
10431 TA
Charles Ede, London
£ 2,800.00
Free blown in green glass with air bubbles, the deep bowl with a wide, flanged collar rim, set on a flaring base which has diagonal marks and an irregular outer...
Free blown in green glass with air bubbles, the deep bowl with a wide, flanged collar rim, set on a flaring base which has diagonal marks and an irregular outer edge. Glossy surface, Pontil mark at center of base. Intact.
This is a bell-shaped version of Karanis Class III A.I.b.i. Though the fabric is Alexandrian, most such examples have been found in Syro-Palestinian regions.
This is a bell-shaped version of Karanis Class III A.I.b.i. Though the fabric is Alexandrian, most such examples have been found in Syro-Palestinian regions.
Provenance
John J. Slocum (1914-1997) Newport, Rhode Island, USA; acquired most of his collection while serving as US cultural attaché to Egypt in the 1960sLiterature
Compare John W. Hayes, Roman and Pre-Roman Glass in the Royal Ontario Museum (Toronto, 1975), p.223, no.595Anestassios Antonaras, Fire and Sand (Princeton 2012), pp.118-119, no.156