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LOT 0166
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.
ProvenanceAcquired 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.
Cf. The Corning Museum of Glass, accession number 6.1.4, for type.
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