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LOT 0829
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.
Literature
See Harden, D.B. et al, Masterpieces of Glass, London, 1968, item 78, for type; Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass: The Corning Museum of Glass, volume I, New York, 1997, item 308, for similar.
Footnotes
Most of similar examples of Roman bottles have been found in the Eastern Mediterranean. Earliest examples have been found in Roman Lusitania (Pombalinho-Santarem). The type lasted until the 4th century A.D. (Samaria-Sebaste, Israel).
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LOT 0829
Roman Glass Bottle
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)
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