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LOT 0139
Large Roman Green Glass Flask with Iridescence
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
11 1/4 in. (964 grams, 28.7 cm).
Thick conical body with short tubular neck, everted rim with bevelled lip, neck decorated with horizontally incised bands; some iridescence.
Provenance
From the Xavier Guerrand-Hermès private collection.
with Artcurial, Paris, 25 March 2014, no.39.
Private collection, London, UK.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12829-241333.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Literature
Cf. Lightfoot C.S., Ancient Glass in National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, 2007, items 187-188.
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LOT 0139
Large Roman Green Glass Flask with Iridescence
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000€5,800 - 8,120 (for guidance only)$6,750 - 9,450 (for guidance only)
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