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THBExtremely Rare Roman Mosaic Glass Salt Dish
Lot 51a
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Artemis Gallery
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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By Artemis Gallery
May 22, 2019
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2019-05-22 10:00:00
2019-05-22 10:00:00
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Day 1 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional art from around the world - Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Viking, Russian, Near Eastern; Asian Art from China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma, India; Fine Art from the 17th century to present. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Day 1 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional art from around the world - Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Viking, Russian, Near Eastern; Asian Art from China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma, India; Fine Art from the 17th century to present. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Rome, Imperial Period, late 1st century BCE to 1st century CE. An exquisite, marbled or marvered (sometimes called color band) mosaic glass petite salt dish of an attractive, simple yet elegant ovoid form with mesmerizing forest and seafoam green hues and tinges of cerulean blue. The piece boasts fascinating eye motifs formed by the conjoined canes of glass as well as beautiful washes of color - quite dreamy and beautiful, especially when one holds it to the light! A wonderful example, replete with the finest technique and artistry. Size: 2" W x .375" H (5.1 cm x 1 cm)
Pliny described the eye-like forms of mosaic glass in his Natural History, "Pieces of broken glass can, when heated to a moderate temperature, be stuck together, but that is all. They can never again be completely melted except into globules separate from each other, as happens in the making of the bits of glass sometimes called 'eyes,' and which in some cases have a variety of colors arranged in several different patterns" (Pliny, Natural History XXXVI.199). Look closely and you will see some beautiful "eyes" formed by the canes as described by Pliny. You will also see gorgeous washes of color that present in a rather Impressionistic manner - hence the term color band.
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection
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#146059Minute nicks to peripheries with tiny radiating fissures. Nice earthen deposits and root marks.Condition
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