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LOT 0731
Roman Blue Glass Vessel with Vine Leaf Design
EARLY 1ST CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
4 3/4 in. (189 grams, 12 cm high).
A blue glass bottle of piriform shape with iridescent surfaces, decorated with later applied fruiting vines in high-relief, a stylised leaf to the vessel base; restored; rim chipped.
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1970s.
English private collection.
Cf. Lightfoot, C.S., Ancient Glass in the National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh, 2007, items 226, 270, for type; Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.2, New York, 2001, item 649, for technique.
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LOT 0731
Roman Blue Glass Vessel with Vine Leaf Design
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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Opening Bid: £250
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