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LOT 0158
Roman Cobalt Blue Glass Bottle
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (12.1 grams, 63 mm).
With broad body and dimpled base, swept curve shoulder and tapering neck, everted rolled rim.
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
Cf. Lightfoot, C.S., Ancient Glass in National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, 2007, item 368, for type.
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