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LOT 0145
Roman Glass Modiolus
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (39 grams, 76 mm).
Bell-shaped glass vessel with turned rim to base, rolled rim, applied crescent handle with knop; rare type.
ProvenanceEx private London, UK, collection, 1990s.
LiteratureCf. similar but more elaborate vessel in the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession no.29.100.71.
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