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LOT 0144
Roman Honey-Coloured Glass Flask
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
5 7/8 in. (126 grams, 15 cm).
Ewer with biconvex body, tapering neck and applied collar beneath the flared rim; applied disc foot, strap handle to rear.
Provenance
From an important London collection of glass, 1990s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 0144
Roman Honey-Coloured Glass Flask
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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