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LOT 0697

Roman Cast Glass Aryballos

2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.

2 1/2 in. (67 grams, 63 mm).

With globular body, short neck with wide rim and iridescent surfaces; lateral loops to the shoulders with bronze suspension loops from the supporting chain.

Provenance

Ex Mayfair, London, UK, gallery, 1990s-2000s.
From an important collection of glass, the property of a London gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Literature

See Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 74.51.139, for a similar aryballos.

CONDITION

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LOT 0697

Roman Cast Glass Aryballos

Sold for (Inc. bp): £520

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