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LOT 0130

Roman Blue Glass Flask with Trail

3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.

2 3/8 in. (8 grams, 62 mm).

Piriform in profile with slight dimple to base, squat body, tubular neck with flared and rolled mouth; fine applied spiral trail from shoulder to base.

Provenance

From an important London, UK, collection, 1970-1990s.

Literature

Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.2, New York, 2001, item 621, for type.

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LOT 0130

Roman Blue Glass Flask with Trail

Sold for (Inc. bp): £520

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