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LOT 0668

Roman Fragmentary Glass Vessel Group

MAINLY 1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.

5/8 - 1 in. (320 grams total, 1.7-27.5 cm high).

A mixed group of glass vessel fragments: two pale green bottles with domed bodies and long tubular necks, iridescent surfaces; a rolled vessel foot; a clear glass molar flask (circa 8th-10th century A.D.), and a brown glass vessel with white decorative trails. [11]

Provenance

Acquired early 1990s.
Ex private American collection; thence by descent.
Private collection since 1998.

CONDITION
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LOT 0668

Roman Fragmentary Glass Vessel Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £208

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