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LOT 0883
Roman Aqua Glass Sprinkler Vessel
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (73 grams, 7.7 cm).
Conical in profile with trumpet-shaped mouth with stepped rim; constriction within the neck to control flow of liquid. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the 1990s.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
Cf. Harden, D.B. et al, Masterpieces of Glass, London, 1968, item 78, for type.
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LOT 0883
Roman Aqua Glass Sprinkler Vessel
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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