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Roman Glass 'Sprinkler' Vessel with Net Pattern Roman Glass 'Sprinkler' Vessel with Net Pattern Roman Glass 'Sprinkler' Vessel with Net Pattern Roman Glass 'Sprinkler' Vessel with Net Pattern Roman Glass 'Sprinkler' Vessel with Net Pattern Roman Glass 'Sprinkler' Vessel with Net Pattern
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LOT 0641

Roman Glass 'Sprinkler' Vessel with Net Pattern

4TH CENTURY A.D.

4 in. (70 grams, 10 cm).

Mould-blown with reticulated pattern to the body; the rim everted with applied trail beneath; iridescent surface.

Provenance

Ex Hanan Suszm, Herzliyya Pituah.
Ex Archaeological Center, Jerusalem, 2015.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Literature

Cf. similar but less heavily moulded example in the Metropolitan Museum under accession no.1984.502.

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LOT 0641

Roman Glass 'Sprinkler' Vessel with Net Pattern

Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)

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