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Romano-Egyptian footed bowl
Egypt, 4th century AD
Glass
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.
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 1960s
Literature
Compare John W. Hayes, Roman and Pre-Roman Glass in the Royal Ontario Museum (Toronto, 1975), p.223, no.595
Anestassios Antonaras, Fire and Sand (Princeton 2012), pp.118-119, no.156
Dimensions
Height 6.5, diameter 12.8cmStock number
10431 TAThe BADA Standard
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