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LOT 1030

Roman Green Glass Bottle

CIRCA 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.

4 in. (80.4 grams, 10.2 cm).

Bulbous body with dimple base and tubular neck with thickened rim. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of a late Norfolk, UK gentleman's collection, formed from the late 1960s-1970s.

Literature

Cf. Lightfoot, C.S., The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art: Ancient Glass, New York, 2017, pp.169-171, nos.197, 200, for similar flasks.

CONDITION
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LOT 1030

Roman Green Glass Bottle

Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)

Current bid: £5 +BP*
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(1 Bid, Reserve met)   |   Current bid: £5
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