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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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