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LOT 0110

Roman Amber Glass Bottle with Trail

1ST CENTURY A.D.

3 1/2 in. (21.77 grams, 90 mm).

With bulbous body, tall tubular neck, broad everted rim; applied trail from lower neck to base; extensive iridescence.

Provenance

Previously from a German private collection.
Acquired Sotheby's, London, 13 & 14 July 1981, no.442 (illus).
From a private Wiltshire, UK, collection.

Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Sotheby's catalogue pages.

Literature

Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 203, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 0110

Roman Amber Glass Bottle with Trail

Sold for (Inc. bp): £468

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