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ROMAN GLASS

Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: 56. Roman cone-shaped lamp, c.4th-5th century AD
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: 56. Roman cone-shaped lamp, c.4th-5th century AD
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56. Roman cone-shaped lamp, c.4th-5th century AD
Glass
Height: 10.7cm
11393 IVP
£ 3,200.00
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Free-blown in clear, olive-green glass. The highly polished, conical body has a gentle constriction before the upward flaring cut-off rim, the thick base is rounded and contains a bubble of...
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Free-blown in clear, olive-green glass. The
highly polished, conical body has a gentle
constriction before the upward flaring
cut-off rim, the thick base is rounded and
contains a bubble of air, around the body a
single wheel-cut, horizontal band. A small
chip from the lip repaired, otherwise intact.




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Provenance

Joseph Maudslay, Esq.; acquired between 1903-1906
The Property of the late Joseph Maudslay Esq; Sothebys, London, 14th November 1966
Dr R.M. Lawrence, Los Angeles, California, USA; acquired from the above
Private collection, California, USA; by descent from their parents

Joseph Maudslay was General Superintendent in charge of the construction of the Assuan-Luxor Railway Line, (1903-1906). The headquarters were at Minia, where he shared a house with Mr Howard Carter. This bowl was collected during this period.

Literature

Compare David Whitehouse, Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, Vol.I (New York, 1997), no.337, and no.427 for the form and no.428 for the colour

Publications

Sotheby's, London, Irish Bronze Age, Egyptian, Western Asiatic, Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, 14th November 1966, lot 55
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