Late Roman Glass Bowl

Culture: Eastern Roman

Period: 5th century A.D.

Material: Glass

Dimensions: 9.3 cm in diameter

Price: Sold

Ref: 3520

Provenance: From the estate of the French art dealer Evrard de Rouvre (1923-1979). Thence in the possession of his daughter Isabelle and her husband Francois van den Broek. Last in a family estate.

Condition: Intact with a wonderful rainbow-iridescence.

Description: Wonderfully iridescent late Roman bowl of thick-walled blue-greenish clear glass. The base with a rib slightly indented. The rim thickened and rounded. From the Near East.