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LOT 1040
Roman Highly Iridescent Glass Bottle
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
6 3/8 in. (37 grams, 16.3 cm).
With a domed body and a pontil base, a tall neck with trumpet-shaped mouth and rolled rim; some iridescence.
Provenance
From an important collection of glass, London, UK, 1990s.
Literature
Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 268, for type.
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LOT 1040
Roman Highly Iridescent Glass Bottle
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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