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LOT 0750

Roman Deep Blue Bottle with Relief Decoration

1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.

3 1/2 in. (48.8 grams, 89 mm).

Mould-blown with spherical, squat body and dimple base; low-relief encircling laurel branch with fruit below the shoulder; tubular neck with offset rings flared towards the mouth; restored.

Provenance

with Rosebery's London, 3 May 2019, no.165.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Literature

Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.2, New York, 2001, item 621, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 0750

Roman Deep Blue Bottle with Relief Decoration

Sold for (Inc. bp): £715

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