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LOT 0753

Roman Glass Bottle

2ND-3RD CENTURY AD.

5 1/4 in. (98 grams, 13.5 cm).

Piriform body with flattened base, long tubular neck with everted rim.

Provenance

Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Literature

Cf. The British Museum, accession number 1901,0413.3009, for type; Fleming, S.J., Roman Glass, Reflexions of Everyday Life, Philadelphia, 1997, p.4, lett.a, for shape and date; p.17, pl.24, for similar type.

CONDITION

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LOT 0753

Roman Glass Bottle

Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)

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