SMALL PLATE Pale blue glass H.3 .3 x Diam. 14 cm ( H.1¹/4 x Diam. 5 ¹/ 2 inches) Roman art, 1st-3rd century Provenance European collection, acquired on the English art market in the 1990s A small, shallow blown glass plate or coat hook with a flared profile. The glass, originally light blue-green, has a magnificent silvery iridescence with bluish and pearly reflections, as well as concretions testifying to its long burial. The inner base is decorated with concentric circles in relief, forming an elegant spiral around a pronounced central umbilicus, a characteristic trace of the pontil. Good condition. Stable spectacular iridescence with changing reflections. Some mineral concretions and slight incrustations. A Roman Blown Glass Plate with concentric decoration. 1st-3rd century A.D. Small plate or patera in blown glass of shallow form with flared profile. The glass, originally light blue-green, displays magnificent silvery iridescence with bluish and pearly reflections, as well as concretions indicating long burial. The interior bottom is decorated with concentric circles in relief, forming an elegant spiral around a pronounced central omphalos, a characteristic trace of the pontil. Good overall condition. Spectacular stable iridescence with changing reflections. Some mineral concretions and slight incrustations.