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LOT 0695

Roman Dark Amber Vessel with Trailing

CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.

2 5/8 in. (28 grams, 68 mm).

Of bulbous form, slender neck, decorated with polychrome swirling trails.

Provenance

Acquired early 1990s.
Ex private American collection; thence by descent.
Private collection since 1998.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Literature

Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 17.194.258, for type.

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LOT 0695

Roman Dark Amber Vessel with Trailing

Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)

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