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LOT 0141
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.
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