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LOT 0134

Roman Honey and Green Double-Handled Glass Pilgrim's Flask

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.

5 1/2 in. (105 grams, 13.9 cm).

Amphoriskos with flat disc-shaped body, tubular neck with flared rim, two lateral knee-shaped handles to the shoulder.

Provenance

From an important London collection of glass, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Literature

Cf. Lightfoot, C.S., Ancient Glass in National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, 2007, item 270, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 0134

Roman Honey and Green Double-Handled Glass Pilgrim's Flask

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170

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