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LOT 0627

Estimate
GBP (£) 400 - 600
EUR (€) 460 - 690
USD ($) 540 - 800

LARGE ROMAN AMBER GLASS VESSEL
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/2 in. (188 grams, 19 cm high).

A large, roughly barrel-shaped amber glass vessel with rounded shoulder and base, slender neck and broad upwards-flaring rim with applied trails to the underside, applied sub-rectangular handle; iridescent surfaces; rim chipped.

PROVENANCE:
Acquired early 1990s.
Ex private American collection; thence by descent.
Private collection since 1998.

CONDITION
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