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LOT 0158
Roman Blue Glass Flask with Fine Trailing
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (18.5 grams, 10 cm).
Iridescent blue glass flask with bulbous body and flared mouth, fine applied spiral trail to the neck and body.
Provenance
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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