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LOT 0857
Roman Glass Vessel
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
6 3/4 in. (24.6 grams, 17 cm).
With piriform body and flat base, tall neck and everted rim.
Provenance
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
Literature
Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.2, New York, 2001, item 772. for type.
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