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LOT 0646

Large Roman Amber Glass Vessel

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.

7 1/2 in. (188 grams, 19 cm high).

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.

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LOT 0646

Large Roman Amber Glass Vessel

Sold for (Inc. bp): £358

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