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LOT 0879
Large Roman Glass Jug with Iridescence
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
6 1/4 in. (435 grams, 15.8 cm).
With a dimple base, cylindrical body, deep shoulder, everted flange rim with rolled edge, broad fluted strap handle.
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection, 1980-1990s.
LiteratureCf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.2, New York, 2001, item 705, for type.
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