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LOT 0694
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.
Literature
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 17.194.258, for type.
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