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LOT 0146
Large Roman Blue Long Neck Vessel
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
8 1/8 in. (29 grams, 20.7 cm high).
A blue fusiform glass vessel composed of an everted rim, elongated tubular neck with short expanded body and integral foot; iridescent surfaces; repaired.
Provenance
Acquired early 1990s.
Ex private American collection; thence by descent.
Private collection since 1998.
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