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LOT 0675
Roman Emerald Green Flask
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 in. (59 grams, 89 mm high).
Squat bulbous flask with slightly dimpled base, short trumpet-shaped neck with everted rim.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 203.
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