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LOT 0655
Roman Glass Bottle with Tubular Neck
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
4 1/2 in. (41 grams, 11.5 cm).
With globular body, tubular neck, everted rim and rounded base; some iridescent surface. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
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