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LOT 0653
Roman Glass Vessel
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
5 in. (27.6 grams, 12.5 cm).
Tall thin translucent pale green vessel with wide foot and dimpled base, tapering stem and flared rim.
Provenance
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Literature
Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 259, for type.
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LOT 0653
Roman Glass Vessel
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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