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LOT 0145
Roman Glass Sprinkler Vessel
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (77 grams, 10 cm high).
Piriform green jar raised on five small feet to 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, double wavey trail to the upper and lower body.
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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