
EASTERN HELLENISTIC CAST GLASS BOWL

With cut and polished rim and interior wheel cut banding. A rich deep amber hue, with iridescent patina.
1st Century BC – early 1st Century AD
Intact, 4.6 x 15.3 cm (1 13/16 x 6")
Private Beirut Collection of Mr. E. Bestros. European market, 1985. Private New York collection, 1990.
#6922
Published:
Antiquarium, Ltd.; Ancient Treasures XVIII (New York, 2019) p.24
Antiquarium Ltd.; Reflections of Antiquity: Ancient Glass through the Ages (New York, 1989) p.6
Comparanda:
Von Saldern, Axel,et al; Gläser der Antike : Sammlung Erwin Oppenländer (Hamburg, 1974) p.94, no.247