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LOT 0882
Roman Glass Vessel
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/2 in. (48.5 grams, 11.6 cm).
With piriform body and flat base, tall neck and everted rim.
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.2, New York, 2001, item 772, for type.
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