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LOT 0656
Roman Blue Glass Flask
CIRCA 1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/4 in. (72 grams, 10.9 cm).
Piriform body with a short tubular neck and rolled rim.
Provenance
From a London, UK, collection of glass, 1970-2000s.
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