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LOT 0839
Roman Glass Double Handled Flask with Trailing
1ST CENTURY A.D.
4 7/8 in. (64 grams, 12.3 cm).
With oblate body and dimple base, tubular neck with rolled rim, two lateral knee-shaped handles to the shoulder; applied trail to the lower neck. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, gentleman, 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Lightfoot, C.S., Ancient Glass in National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, 2007, item 270, for type.
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With oblate body and dimple base, tubular neck with rolled rim, two lateral knee-shaped handles to the shoulder; applied trail to the lower neck. 64 grams, 12.3 cm
Ex London, UK, gentleman, 1990s.
