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LOT 0673
Roman Glass Vessel and Later Artefact Collection
5TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 - 2 3/4 in. (150 grams total, 43.5-70 mm).
Comprising: miniature blue glass jar with flared neck; fragment of painted ceramic rim; crotal bell; miniature hand bell with concentric ring decoration. [4, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the old private collection of a retired UK gentleman; his collection formed in the 1990s.
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