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LOT 0136

Roman Fine Glass Amphora

1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.

8 3/4 in. (250 grams total, 22.3 cm including stand).

Aqua glass with sloping rounded shoulder, tubular body tapering to a rounded base, cylindrical neck and everted rim, applied scrolling handles; iridescent surfaces; mounted on a custom-made stand.

Provenance

Ex 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.

Literature

Cf. Lightfoot, C.S., Ancient Glass in the National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh, 2007, item 307.

CONDITION

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LOT 0136

Roman Fine Glass Amphora

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170

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