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LOT 0733
Roman Amber Glass Date Flask
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
3 1/2 in. (35.6 grams, 89 mm).
With trumpet-shaped mouth and wrinkled effect to the body. [No Reserve]
Provenance
London art market, 1980s.
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