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LOT 0656
Roman Bell-Shaped Glass Vessel
3RD CENTURY A.D.
4 3/4 in. (20.3 grams, 12 cm).
Wide bell-shaped body with dimple base, tall narrow piriform neck and splayed rim with rolled edge; iridescent surface. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London art market 1990s.
From a London, UK, collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 259, for type.
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