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LOT 0733
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.
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s from London dealerships and auction houses.
From the Lonson collection.
Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 2001, item 308, for a similar type of bottle.
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LOT 0733
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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