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LOT 1340
Large Roman Green Glass Amphora
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
6 1/2 in. (60 grams, 16.5 cm).
Piriform body with a narrow, rounded base, funicular neck with an inward-rolled rim.
ProvenanceRoman glass from an important London collection, acquired from the early 1980s.
LiteratureCf. for a similar example Filarska, B., Szkla Starozytne (Ancient Glass), vol.II, Warszawa, 1972, II, cat.165, pl.XXXVI,1.
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LOT 1340
Large Roman Green Glass Amphora
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£75 (EUR 87; USD 101) +BP*
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