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LOT 0162
Roman Glass Two-Handled Jar
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/4 in. (132 grams, 12.2 cm high).
Comprising a bulbous body with dimple base, bell-shaped neck with rolled rim, two applied strap handles.
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.
See Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 333, for type.
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LOT 0162
Roman Glass Two-Handled Jar
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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