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LOT 0144
Roman Honey-Coloured Cast Glass Flask
1ST CENTURY A.D.
3 7/8 in. (54 grams, 97 mm).
With piriform body, tubular neck with everted rolled rim, raised rib below the shoulder.
ProvenanceFrom an important London, UK, collection, 1970-1990s.
LiteratureCf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 268, for type.
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LOT 0144
Roman Honey-Coloured Cast Glass Flask
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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