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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]
ProvenanceEx 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.
Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 690, for type.
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2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
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