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LOT 0135
Large Roman Octagonal Glass Flask
5TH CENTURY A.D.
6 7/8 in. (131 grams, 17.3 cm).
With a short tubular neck and trumpet-shaped mouth, strap handle to the rear; octagonal-section facetted body, dimple base.
ProvenanceEx Mayfair, London, UK, gallery, 1990s-2000s.
From an important collection of glass, the property of a London gentleman.
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.
Cf. Harden, D.B., Glass of the Caesars, Milan, 1987, no.98, for a similar octagonal jug; similar example in Metropolitan Museum, inv. no. 29.100.74.
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LOT 0135
Large Roman Octagonal Glass Flask
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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