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LOT 0729
Roman Aqua Glass Jug
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/2 in. (57 grams, 14 cm high).
An aqua-coloured glass vessel with rounded conical body, upward sloping everted rim with sloping internal face; applied trail to upper and lower neck, angular handle; iridescent surfaces; repaired.
Provenance
Acquired early 1990s.
Ex private American collection; thence by descent.
Private collection since 1998.
Literature
Cf. The Corning Museum of Glass, accession number 6.1.4, for a broadly comparable jug.
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LOT 0729
Roman Aqua Glass Jug
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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