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LOT 0139
Large Roman Glass Bottle with Wheel-Cut Lines
1ST CENTURY A.D.
7 7/8 in. (204 grams, 20 cm).
With dimple base, gently flared body, sloping shoulder and folded rim, ribbed and angled handle; five circumferential bands of wheel-cut line detailing.
ProvenanceFrom a private Scottish collection pre 1980, by descent.
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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