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LOT 256640

Roman Iridescent Glass Bottle

3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.

3 5/8 in. (27.2 grams, 91 mm).

Cylindrical body with dimple base and a tubular neck with a flared rim.

Provenance

Acquired in the 1990s from London dealerships and auction houses.
From the Lonson collection.

Literature

Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 2001, item 308, for a similar type of bottle.

CONDITION

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LOT 256640

Roman Iridescent Glass Bottle

Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)

Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*

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