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LOT 0894
Roman Glass Bottle
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/2 in. (94.2 grams, 14 cm).
Mould-blown bottle comprising a flat-based tubular body and short neck with returned flange rim.
Provenance
From an important London collection of glass, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Literature
See Harden, D.B. et al, Masterpieces of Glass, London, 1968, item 78, for type.
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LOT 0894
Roman Glass Bottle
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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