Roman Blue Glass Phial

CIRCA 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.

4 1/4 in. (52 grams, 10.7 cm).

Bulbous body with a rounded bottom and a tubular neck with a trumpet-like mouth. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired from Desmond Thomas, Crawford Street, 14th February 1962, for £2.00 and 10 shillings.
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.

Accompanied by an old handwritten information card by Peter Clayton, collection no.88.

CONDITION

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LOT 1093