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LOT 0821
Roman Glass Spool-Shaped Vessel
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (25.6 grams, 53 mm).
Broadly spool-shaped with a squat body, cylindrical neck and flared rolled rim.
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Literature
Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1953,0825.23, for type.
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