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LOT 0142
Roman Brilliant Blue Dimpled Glass Jar
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/8 in. (73.2 grams, 80 mm high).
Of squat profile with dimples to the equator, gussetted neck, broad mouth with rolled and everted rim; dimple to the underside.
ProvenanceFrom the estate of a late Sheffield, UK, lady, thence by descent 1960-1970; latterly a London, Mayfair, UK, collection.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Lightfoot, C.S., Ancient Glass in National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, 2007, item 374, for type.
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LOT 0142
Roman Brilliant Blue Dimpled Glass Jar
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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