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LOT 0841

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.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Literature

Cf. The Corning Museum of Glass, accession number 6.1.4, for a broadly comparable jug.

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LOT 0841

Roman Aqua Glass Jug

Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)

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