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LOT 0960
Roman Glass Stirring Rod Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
7 7/8 - 8 7/8 in. (31 grams total, 20-22.5 cm).
Comprising: a long aqua glass tapering rod with disc finial; a shorter rod with small disc finial and applied twisted trail detailing. [2, No Reserve]
Provenancewith Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983.
Ex private North American collection.
London private collection, 2016.
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