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LOT 0640
Roman Glass Cosmetic Dish
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (60 grams, 56 mm wide).
A green glass cosmetic dish or jar with a squat body and inverted rim; iridescent surfaces.
ProvenanceFrench collection, 1960s-early 2000s.
From an important Paris gallery, France.
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