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LOT 0690

Roman Aubergine Glass Vessel with Trails

3RD-5TH CENTURY A.D.

2 5/8 in. (64 grams, 68 mm wide).

An aubergine glass jar with dimples around the circumference, trumpet-style neck and rim, applied openwork trails around the shoulder; pontil to base; iridescent surfaces.

Provenance

Acquired UK, in the 1980s.
Property of a London gentleman.

Literature

Cf. The Corning Museum of Glass, accession number 53.1.6, for a broadly comparable type; cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession numbers 74.51.197 and 91.1.1396, for similar types.

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LOT 0690

Roman Aubergine Glass Vessel with Trails

Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)

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