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LOT 0141

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,053

LARGE ROMAN AUBERGINE GLASS JUG
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
9 1/4 in. (274 grams, 23.5 cm).

Piriform body on disc foot, tapering neck and applied collar to each end, broad everted rim, strap handle to the rear; in amber-coloured iridescent glass.

PROVENANCE:
Mayfair, London, UK, gallery, 2000s.
Ex Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION
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