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LOT 0901
Roman Green Glass Flask
CIRCA 1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
8 1/8 in. (50 grams, 20.7 cm).
With domed body and discoid base, tall neck with everted rolled rim; some iridescence.
Provenance
From a London, UK, collection of glass, 1970-2000s.
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