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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.

CONDITION

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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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