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LOT 0752
Roman Glass Flask
CIRCA 1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/8 in. (37 grams, 86 mm).
With dimpled base, flared neck and carinated flange below the mouth, rounded rim.
Provenance
From a London, UK, collection of glass, 1970-2000s.
Literature
Cf. for similar examples Filarska, B., Szkla Starozytne (Ancient Glass), vol.II, Warszawa, 1972, II, cat.82, pl.XVII,1.
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