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LOT 0941
Roman Glass Twin Flask
3RD-5TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/2 in. (136 grams total, 14 cm including stand).
Comprising two conjoined tapering tubular cells, with applied handles at the shoulder.
ProvenanceEx Mayfair, London, UK, gallery, 1990s-2000s.
From an important collection of glass, the property of a London gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Bergman, M. et al., Ancient Glass in the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, 1980, items 194-198, for similar.
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LOT 0941
Roman Glass Twin Flask
Estimate £350 - 450€410 - 520 (for guidance only)$470 - 610 (for guidance only)
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