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LOT 0751
Roman Aubergine Glass Flask
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
4 1/2 in. (19 grams, 11.5 cm).
With piriform body, dimpled base, tapering tubular neck with pinched and everted rolled rim.
ProvenanceFrom an important London, UK, collection, 1970-1990s.
LiteratureCf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 236, for type.
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LOT 0751
Roman Aubergine Glass Flask
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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