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LOT 0922
Large Roman Glass Bottle
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
7 1/2 in. (63 grams, 19 cm).
An aqua glass flask with piriform body, dimpled base, tapering tubular neck with everted rolled rim.
Provenance
Acquired on the German art market, 1989-1995.
with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC, UK, 1998-2003.
Property of a London based academic, 2003-present.
Literature
Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 268, for type.
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LOT 0922
Large Roman Glass Bottle
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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