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LOT 0661

Roman Glass Amphoriskos

1ST CENTURY A.D.

2 7/8 in. (17.6 grams, 73 mm).

Comprising a Sidonian mould-blown glass vessel with ovoid body, cylindrical neck, everted rim and twin applied handles; decorated with a medial band of swirl motifs between fluting; iridescent surfaces; rim chipped.

Provenance

French collection, 1990s-early 2000s.
Acquired at a Paris auction.
From an important Paris gallery, France.
Ex private Parisian collection.

Literature

Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession numbers and 17.194.223, for similar decorative motif and shape using different coloured glass.

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LOT 0661

Roman Glass Amphoriskos

Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)

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