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LOT 0796

Roman Clear Glass Bottle

4TH CENTURY A.D.

2 3/4 in. (26.5 grams, 69 mm high).

With dimpled base and funicular neck.

Provenance

Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.

Literature

Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 312.

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LOT 0796

Roman Clear Glass Bottle

Sold for (Inc. bp): £124

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