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LOT 0796

Roman Glass Perfume Bottle

1ST CENTURY A.D.

4 3/8 in. (17 grams, 11 cm).

Piriform body with flattened base, long, slender neck constricted at the base; inturned rim to mouth, iridescent surface. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex Viviane Alioth.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Literature

Cf. The British Museum, accession number 1901,0413.3009, for type; Fleming, S.J., Roman Glass, Reflexions of Everyday Life, Philadelphia, 1997, p.4, lett.a, for shape and date; p.17, pl.24, for similar type.

CONDITION
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LOT 0796

Roman Glass Perfume Bottle

Sold for (Inc. bp): £91

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