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LOT 0146
Roman Glass Flask with Applied Green Strap Handle
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
5 7/8 in. (59 grams, 14.8 cm (188 grams total, 15 cm including stand)).
Conical flask with rounded shoulder and trumpet-shaped neck with everted rim, applied strap handle; inked inscription 'BD4' to base; supplied with a display stand.
ProvenanceFrom a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
LiteratureSee Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.2, New York, 2001, item 631, for type.
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LOT 0146
Roman Glass Flask with Applied Green Strap Handle
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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