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Here is a bowl of deep blue glass, dramatically decorated . The analyses of style and of chemistry show that it was made in Venice around 1500, and that its enamel decoration was not reworked later. King Henry VIII of England owned some glasses of similar description. It is a piece 16.5 cm high, foot included, and 20.8 cm in diameter. The foot is plain, but the cup itself shaped as an inverted b…