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LOT 0743
Roman Bulbous Glass Bottle with Tall Neck
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/2 in. (43.4 grams, 19 cm).
Large bottle with bulbous body and a tall tubular neck with a gently flaring mouth.
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s from London dealerships and auction houses.
From the Lonson collection.
Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 2001, item 311, for a similar type of bottle.
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LOT 0743
Roman Bulbous Glass Bottle with Tall Neck
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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