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LOT 0689
Roman Banded Glass Pyxis
1ST CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (87 grams, 60 mm).
Drum-shaped in profile with stepped rim; repaired.
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1980s.
Private collection, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 0689
Roman Banded Glass Pyxis
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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