Lot no. 141
LARGE COLLECTION OF ROMAN POLYCHROME GLASS INLAYS AND SECTILIA.
Ca. 100 BC - AD 100
A collection of polychrome glass inlays and sectilia fragments, including assorted small inlay fragments; mosaic, marbled and banded glass pieces in varied colours; and larger sectilia fragments; comes with a compartmented wooden box.
Size: 380mm x 290mm; Weight: 1.31kg.
Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
For similar see: E. Gasparini, Old and new evidence for glass in opera sectilia: visual dialogues between appearance and reality, p. 139-176.
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