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LOT 0152
Large Roman Iridescent Glass Vessel
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
6 5/8 in. (143 grams, 17 cm high).
A broad cylindrical bottle with broad shoulder, slender neck, stepped neck and upwards-flaring rim, two applied rectangular handles; iridescent surfaces.
ProvenanceAcquired early 1990s.
Ex private American collection; thence by descent.
Private collection since 1998.
Cf. The Corning Museum Of Glass, accession number 52.1.75, for similar.
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LOT 0152
Large Roman Iridescent Glass Vessel
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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