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LOT 0801
Roman Glass Sprinkler Vessel with Applied Fish
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/4 in. (107 grams, 10.9 cm).
Piriform body raised on nine small feet at the base, collar to the conical neck and chamfered rim; to the lower neck a disc with narrow central opening; to the outer face of the body, vertically pinched flanges.
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection of glass, 1970-2000s.
LiteratureSee Christie’s, London, Alfred Wolkenberg Collection of Ancient Glass, London, 1991, n.42, for a related specimen.
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LOT 0801
Roman Glass Sprinkler Vessel with Applied Fish
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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