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LOT 0610

Roman Green Glass Nursing Bottle

4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.

5 3/8 in. (50 grams, 13.7 cm high).

Composed of a squat bulbous body with broad shoulder, slender cylindrical neck with flared rim, conical spout to the shoulder; kick-up to base; iridescent surfaces.

Provenance

Paris collection, 1990s.
From an important Paris gallery, France.
Ex private Parisian collection.

Literature

Cf. The Corning Museum of Glass, accession number 78.1.14, for similar.

CONDITION

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LOT 0610

Roman Green Glass Nursing Bottle

Sold for (Inc. bp): £351

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