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LOT 0595
Roman Glass Flask Group
CIRCA 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 - 4 3/4 in. (53 grams total, 8.8-11.9 cm).
Comprising: one with piriform body and everted rim; one in aqua glass with narrow bulb; one similar in iridescent glass. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
Ex TimesAncient, Bristol, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of a previous catalogue entry.
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, items 269 & 268, for type.
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