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LOT 0148

Large Roman Glass Amphora

1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.

7 7/8 in. (228 grams, 20 cm high).

An aqua-coloured glass amphora with broad rounded shoulder, cylindrical neck, gusseted rim, applied scrolling handles and applied trail to lower neck, ogival foot; iridescent surfaces.

Provenance

French collection, 1960s-early 2000s.
From an important Paris gallery, France.

Literature

Cf. Lightfoot, C.S. Ancient Glass in the National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh, 2007, item 307; Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession numbers 81.10.171 and 199318, for other Roman glass amphoras.

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LOT 0148

Large Roman Glass Amphora

Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)

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