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LOT 0748
Eastern Roman Marbled Glass Bottle
4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 in. (101 grams, 98 mm high).
A heavy pear-shaped amber-green coloured glass vase with u-shaped neck and everted rim, decorative marbling over the body.
ProvenanceAcquired early 1990s.
Ex private American collection; thence by descent.
Private collection since 1998.
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