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LOT 0799
Roman Glass Flask
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/8 in. (81 grams, 15.5 cm).
With squat bulbous body and broad shoulder, tapering neck with flared rim, dimpled base.
Provenance
From an important London collection of glass, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Literature
Cf. The Corning Museum of Glass, accession number 78.1.14, for similar.
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LOT 0799
Roman Glass Flask
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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