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LOT 0161

Roman Glass Double-Handled Iridescent Flask

4TH CENTURY A.D.

2 7/8 in. (47 grams, 72 mm).

With squat bulbous body, dimple base, flared trumpet neck; applied trails to the shoulder, applied strap handles to the shoulders.

Provenance

From an important London, UK, collection, 1970-1990s.

Literature

Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 690, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 0161

Roman Glass Double-Handled Iridescent Flask

Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)

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