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LOT 0157

Estimate
GBP (£) 350 - 450
EUR (€) 420 - 540
USD ($) 450 - 580

ROMAN GLASS JAR WITH TRAIL
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (70 grams, 69 mm).

With bulbous body, flared rim and applied zigzag trail to neck, dimple base.

PROVENANCE:
From a London, UK, collection, 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 Metropolitan Museum, accession number 74.51.197, for similar.

CONDITION
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