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LOT 0823
Roman Glass Flask
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
10 1/2 in. (30 grams, 26.5 cm high).
Of fusiform type with a rolled lip and thick rounded bottom.
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Literature
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession numbers 81.10.52 and 81.10.53, for very similar.
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LOT 0823
Roman Glass Flask
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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