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LOT 0680
Roman Fine Blue Glass Flask
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
5 5/8 in. (82 grams total, 14.3 cm including stand).
Iridescent square-section vessel with dimpled sides, tall neck and everted rim; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceEx Mayfair, London, UK, gallery, 1990s-2000s.
From an important collection of glass, the property of a London gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Opening Bid: £100
Modelled in high-relief, hollow-formed with scooped lower end to neck, feather texture. 89 grams, 65 mm
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