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LOT 0930
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.
ProvenanceEx Hanan Suszm, Herzliyya Pituah.
Ex Archaeological Center, Jerusalem, 2015.
Cf. similar but less heavily moulded example in the Metropolitan Museum under accession no.1984.502.
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