A Roman amber glass 'Rippenschale' bowl
258*
A Roman amber glass 'Rippenschale' bowl
Circa 1st Century A.D.
The free-blown bowl with a cut-off rim and hemispherical body pincered with fifteen vertical ribs, 2½in (6cm) high, 3½in (9cm) diam
Sold for £3,500 inc. premium

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  • Provenance:
    The Cyrus Collection. Property of Fay Safani, New York.
    Inherited from Edward Safani, acquired in the 1970s.

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