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LOT 0171
Late Roman Tall Green Glass Vessel with Three Applied Blue Glass Double-Looped Handles
CIRCA 4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/8 in. (108 grams, 18 cm).
With cylindrical body on an integral basal ring, three crimped trails formed into double-looped handles, slender tubular neck with everted rim and applied two lines; repaired.
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Lloyd and Jeanne Raport, Washinton D.C.
and Florida, formed between 1972-2000.
Cf. Lightfoot, C.S., Ancient Glass in National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, 2007, items 270 and 302.
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LOT 0171
Late Roman Tall Green Glass Vessel with Three Applied Blue Glass Double-Looped Handles
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£250 (EUR 290; USD 338) +BP*
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