Journal

Corning Museum of Glass

Published 05/08/2024

https://www.davidaaron.com/journal-details/34910/notable-sale-montataire-bowl-acquired

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Montataire Bowl

In 2022, David Aaron sold a rare example of an intact Gallo-Roman glass bowl which was discovered in a sarcophagus buried under a French chateau in 1849, to the Corning Museum of Glass. The pale green glass bowl, which survived in one piece for over 1,500 years, is divided into four panels by bands of applied glass in zigzag pattern. A hollow-blown claw decoration projects from the centre of each panel.