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LOT 0757
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.
ProvenanceFrom an important collection of glass, London, UK, 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 268, for type.
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Opening Bid: £150
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Roman and Other Black Glass Bead Necklace String
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Roman Nicolo Gemstone of the Bust of an Ephebos in Grand Tour Gold Ring
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Private collection, England.
