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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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