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LOT 0973
Roman Glass Vessel
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (47 grams, 10 cm).
With a bulbous body, broad flared neck, recess to base; extensive iridescence, repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London art market 1990s.
From a London, UK, collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in The Corning Museum Of Glass, Volume 2, New York, 2003, p.122, for similar.
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