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LOT 0114
Roman Glass Flask with Dotted Rosettes
2ND CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
8 1/8 in. (254 grams total, 20.8 cm).
Conical body with rounded base, applied clusters of blue glass around the body, everted rim; traces of iridescence; mounted on a custom-made stand.
Provenance
From an important collection of glass, London, UK, 1990s.
Literature
Cf. Auth, H.S., Ancient Glass at the Newark Museum, New Jersey, 1976, items 200, and 201.
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LOT 0114
Roman Glass Flask with Dotted Rosettes
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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