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LOT 0765
Roman Glass Jar with Looped Trail
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 in. (89 grams, 74 mm).
Globular in profile with a wide double-stepped rolled rim, applied undulating trails forming a gallery from rim to body; pontil base.
Provenance
From a London, UK, collection of glass, 1970-2000s.
Literature
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 74.51.197, for similar.
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