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THBRoman Glass Modiolus, ex Christie's
Lot 25
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Artemis Fine Arts
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian Icons, Fine art, much more! All categories, all price ranges... all legally acquired and guaranteed to be as described or your money back Artemis Fine Arts info@artemisfinearts.com
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- Lot Description
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. A lovely utilitarian vessel known as a modiolus (a cup/scoop used for measuring quantities of grain), free-blown from translucent, turquoise-hued glass. The vessel is defined by a flared foot and a smooth pontil scar, an expanding cylindrical body, a flared rim, and an applied trail handle. The soft blue-green hue of the composition is nicely complemented by thick swaths of silvery and rainbow-hued iridescence. Size: 4" W x 3.4" H (10.2 cm x 8.6 cm).
This item was listed in Christie's, London, South Kensington Antiquities auction (sale 6060, April 14, 2011, part of lot 184).
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-Christie's, London, South Kensington Antiquities auction (sale 6060, April 14, 2011, part of lot 184); ex-anonymous sale, Dowell Lloyd Auction, London, 2005; ex-private collection, The American Embassy, London, acquired prior to 2000
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#141848Partially cleaned in some areas. Small areas of restoration to body, with light adhesive residue along break lines. Several stable hairline fissures, small abrasions to body, rim, and base, and light encrustations. Nice earthen deposits and great silver and rainbow iridescence throughout. Old inventory number written in black ink on upper shoulder.Condition
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