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LOT 0139
Large Roman Glass Flask with Long Slender Neck
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
13 5/8 in. (73 grams, 34.5 cm).
Aqua-green glass with piriform body and dimpled base, gently tapering tubular neck with flat rim.
ProvenanceAcquired on the German art market, 1989-1995.
with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1, UK, 1998-2003.
Property of a London based academic, 2003-present.
Cf. Lightfoot, C.S., Ancient Glass in National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, 2007, item 224, for type.
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