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LOT 0594

Roman Glass Bottle with Short Neck

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.

3 1/2 in. (37 grams, 88 mm).

Comprising a dimple-based tubular body and bell-shaped neck with applied flange rim. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.

Literature

See Harden, D.B. et al, Masterpieces of Glass, London, 1968, item 78, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 0594

Roman Glass Bottle with Short Neck

Sold for (Inc. bp): £65

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