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LOT 0671
Large Roman Green Glass Jug
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
6 in. (279 grams, 15.2 cm high).
A green glass jug with squat body domed shoulder, tubular neck and rolled rim, applied ribbed handle and trail to neck base; iridescent surfaces; rim chipped.
Provenance
Acquired early 1990s.
Ex private American collection; thence by descent.
Private collection since 1998.
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