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LOT 0160
Roman Honey-Coloured Glass Amphora
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/8 in. (7 7/8 in.) (97 grams, 18 cm (220 grams total, 20 cm including stand)).
With broad rounded shoulder tapering to a conical foot, cylindrical neck and everted mouth with rolled rim, applied trail handles and collar; tip restored; supplied with a display stand.
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12108-217865.
Cf. Lightfoot, C.S., Ancient Glass in the National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh, 2007, item 307, for type.
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