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Roman Glass Double-Handled Iridescent Flask Roman Glass Double-Handled Iridescent Flask Roman Glass Double-Handled Iridescent Flask
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LOT 0164

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.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Literature

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

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LOT 0164

Roman Glass Double-Handled Iridescent Flask

Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)

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