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LOT 0765
Roman Blue-Green Glass Ampulla
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
6 1/8 in. (90 grams, 15.5 cm).
Tall and slender vessel with wide base and flared rim.
ProvenanceFrom an important collection of glass, London, UK, 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 259.
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Roman Gemstone Collection
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Including profile bust, standing figure and other types; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.89 grams total, 9-14 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Roman Square Green Glass Flask
6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
With dimple to the underside, squat square body and wide everted rim. 34.7 grams, 49 mm
From an important London collection of glass, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The object is certainly Late Roman in shape, although similar typologies did also exist in early Islamic glasswork. The bottle was probably blown into a flat mould to produce the ribs, then expanded and tooled to form the body.
