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LOT 0756
Roman Green Glass Pitcher with Applied Handle and Trail
1ST CENTURY A.D.
6 1/4 in. (97 grams, 16 cm).
With slightly bulbous body, flared foot, broad neck with applied trail collar, everted rim with trail to underside, applied folded strap handle. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 332, for type.
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LOT 0756
Roman Green Glass Pitcher with Applied Handle and Trail
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
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