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LOT 0919

Sold for (Inc. bp): £286

ROMAN GLASS SPRINKLER FLASK
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (49.7 grams, 69 mm).

Globular, thick-walled body with spiral ribs; short neck constricted at the bottom leaving only a narrow opening allowing the controlled release of precious oils drop by drop; broad mouth with folded and everted rim; old label to base 'N-14295'. [No Reserve]

PROVENANCE:
Ex Dr F.J.U.M.E, Wehr, acquired 1980 from Galerie am Museum, Freiburg, Germany.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

LITERATURE:
Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in The Corning Museum Of Glass, Volume 2, New York, 2003, p.134, for similar.

CONDITION
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