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LOT 0150
Roman Glass Flask with Handle
1ST-3RD CENTURY AD
4 1/2 in. (57 grams, 11.5 cm).
Amber glass flask with bulbous body, dimple base, tapering neck, flared mouth folded into a pouring lip, applied handle to the rear.
Provenance
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
Literature
Cf. Whitehouse, D. Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 334, for type.
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LOT 0150
Roman Glass Flask with Handle
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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