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LOT 0749
Roman Aubergine Glass Flask
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
4 3/8 in. (56 grams 11 cm).
Cylindrical in profile with dimple base, neck with stepped everted rim.
Provenance
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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