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LOT 0180
Roman Honey-Coloured Glass Jar with Fine Iridescence
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 in. (125 grams, 90 mm high).
Squat in profile with trumpet-shaped neck and mouth, rolled rim, dimple base, pinched lobes to the shoulder; some iridescence.
Provenance
From a specialist collection of glass, acquired from dealerships during the 1990s.
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