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LOT 0767
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.
ProvenanceFrom an important London collection of glass, 1990s.
LiteratureSee 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.
FootnotesMost 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 0767
Roman Glass Bottle
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£67 (EUR 77; USD 90) +BP*
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