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LOT 0634
Roman Glass Flask with Trail
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
5 1/8 in. (76 grams, 12.9 cm).
With oblate body and dimple base, tubular neck with rounded rim; applied trail to the neck.
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection of glass, 1970-2000s.
LiteratureCf. Lightfoot, C.S., Ancient Glass in National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, 2007, item 270, for similar type.
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