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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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