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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.
ProvenanceFrom a specialist collection of glass, acquired from dealerships during the 1990s.
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Bronze Artefact Group
Roman, 1st-3rd century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £98
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Acquired on the UK art market. -
Roman Square Glass Flask
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
With a dimple to the underside, a square-section body and a wide everted rim with a step to the edge. 81 grams, 93 mm
From a specialist collection of glass, acquired from dealerships during the 1990s. -
Roman Glass Flask
Circa 1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
With dimpled base, flared neck and carinated flange below the mouth, rounded rim. 37 grams, 86 mm
From a London, UK, collection of glass, 1970-2000s.