Lot 136

A Roman linear-cut glass bowl, Eastern Mediterranean, circa 300-400 B.C.





Auction: 9 May 2009 at 11:00 BST
£1,000
Description
cast in translucent green glass and decorated with a cut line below the rim on the interior and a band of two further lines on the interior, label on base 'Phoenician, Mt. Carmel 3-400 B.C.', some very faint patches of iridescence left on base and within linear-cuts
Dimensions
13cm diameter at rim, 5cm high
Footnote
Provenance: From the collection of James Curle (1862-1944) of Priorwood House, Melrose and thence by descent.




