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LOT 0713

Roman Glass Flask with Wavy Lines

3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.

3 in. (86 grams, 75 mm).

Pale green piriform shape with wide double-stepped rim and applied wavy line trail from rim to the body.

Provenance

Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.

Literature

Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 74.51.197, for similar.

CONDITION
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LOT 0713

Roman Glass Flask with Wavy Lines

Sold for (Inc. bp): £364

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