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LOT 0615

Roman Green Glass Jar

3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.

3 5/8 in. (80 grams, 92 mm).

With dimpled base, squat globular body with shallow dimple above the base, broad neck with gusseted rim. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex 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.

Literature

Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 690, for type.

CONDITION
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LOT 0615

Roman Green Glass Jar

Sold for (Inc. bp): £91

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