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LOT 0876
Roman Green Glass Trefoil-Lipped Jug
CIRCA 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 in. (35.4 grams, 90 mm).
Bulbous body with applied foot, short tubular neck with trefoil mouth and a strap handle to the rear. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from Shirley Warren Antique Glass, Surrey, UK, in 1992 with reference no.SF3C.
From the collection of a Bedfordshire, UK, lady.
Accompanied by an original Shirley Warren invoice no.2137 dated 13 April 1992 (£400.00).
Cf. for a similar example Filarska, B., Szkla Starozytne (Ancient Glass), vol.II, Warszawa, 1972, II, cat.148, pl.XXXIII,1.
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