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LOT 0798
Roman Glass Handled Phial
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3 1/8 in. (22.9 grams, 84 mm).
Piriform in profile with applied trail base, rolled rim and applied handle.
ProvenanceFormerly in North American collection, 1990s.
From the collection of a London, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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