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LOT 0109
Roman Cobalt Blue Glass Bottle with Trail
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 in. (38.2 grams, 95 mm).
Piriform with rounded rim and underside, applied white glass trail in spiral from shoulder to base.
Provenance
Acquired Christie's, London, Antiquities, Works of Art and Important Renaissance Bronzes, Plaquettes and Limoges Enamels, 8 July 1981, no.5 (illus).
From a private Wiltshire, UK, collection.
Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages.
Literature
Cf. Lightfoot, C.S., Ancient Glass in National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, 2007, item 377.
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