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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]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a late Norfolk, UK gentleman's collection, formed from the late 1960s-1970s.
LiteratureCf. Lightfoot, C.S., The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art: Ancient Glass, New York, 2017, pp.169-171, nos.197, 200, for similar flasks.
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LOT 1030
Roman Green Glass Bottle
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Opening Bid: £100
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1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 7 | Current Bid: £650
Shallow bowl with moulded pillar detailing on the outer face. 142 grams, 12.6 cm wide
Acquired from Millennium Antiquities, Lancashire, UK, in 2001. From the collection of a Bedfordshire, UK, lady. Accompanied by an original Millennium Antiquities certificate of authenticity dated 13 October 2001.
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England, 1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
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