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LOT 0825
Roman Glass Bottle with Short Neck
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 in. (46 grams, 95 mm).
Mould-blown bottle comprising a flat-based tubular body and bell-shaped neck with applied flange rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
LiteratureSee Harden, D.B. et al, Masterpieces of Glass, London, 1968, item 78, for type.
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