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LOT 0154
Roman Amber Marbled Glass Vase
4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/8 in. (47 grams, 85 mm high).
A toffee-coloured glass vase of squat carinated form, slender tapering neck with everted rim, decorative white marbling over the body.
Provenance
Acquired early 1990s.
Ex private American collection; thence by descent.
Private collection since 1998.
Literature
Cf. Lightfoot, C.S., Ancient Glass in the National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh, 2007, item 453, for type.
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LOT 0154
Roman Amber Marbled Glass Vase
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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