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LOT 0919

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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LOT 0919

Roman Glass Sprinkler Flask

Sold for (Inc. bp): £286

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