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LOT 0744
Roman Bulbous Glass Vase
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
5 in. (37 grams, 12.5 cm).
With long slender neck and everted rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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