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LOT 0117

Estimate
GBP (£) 400 - 600
EUR (€) 460 - 690
USD ($) 540 - 800

ROMAN AQUA GLASS JUG
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/2 in. (57 grams, 14 cm high).

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.

CONDITION
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