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LOT 0166

Sold for (Inc. bp): £572

ROMAN GLASS JUG WITH PEARLY IRIDESCENCE
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
6 in. (12.3 grams, 15.2 cm).

Domed body with dimple base; applied trail to the flared mouth; tapering applied trail handle with spur to the rim; iridescent surface, repaired.

PROVENANCE:
Acquired from Shiraz Antiquities, London W1, UK, on 27 August 1998.
Property of a Bedfordshire, UK, private collector.
Accompanied by an illustrated collector's identification tag.
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 6.1.4, for type.

CONDITION
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