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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.

Provenance

Ex 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.

Literature

See Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 333, for type.

CONDITION

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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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