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LOT 0735
Roman Inlaid Votive Glass Amphora
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (74 grams, 54 mm).
Squat jar with domed foot, deep carinated shoulder, low mouth, two applied trail handles; inlaid zigzag trails to shoulder; repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Scottish private collection, Perthshire, 1990s.
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