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LOT 0795
Roman Glass Candlestick Vial
3RD CENTURY A.D.
4 3/8 in. (36 grams, 11.2 cm).
With a low flaring body and a tall tubular neck with a rolled rim.
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s from London dealerships and auction houses.
From the Lonson collection.
Cf. for a similar example Filarska, B., Szkla Starozytne (Ancient Glass), vol.II, Warszawa, 1972, II, cat.261, pl.XLVI,6.
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