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LOT 0181
Roman Glass Sprinkler Vessel
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (26 grams, 77 mm).
Globular body with pinched vertical ribs; short neck constricted at the bottom to leave only a narrow opening allowing the controlled release of precious oils drop by drop; broad mouth with folded and everted rim.
Provenance
From a specialist collection of glass, acquired from dealerships during the 1990s.
Literature
Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in The Corning Museum Of Glass, Volume 2, New York, 2003, p.134, for similar.
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LOT 0181
Roman Glass Sprinkler Vessel
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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