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LOT 0766
Roman Iridescent Glass Candlestick Toilet Bottle
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
5 1/2 in. (33.6 grams, 13.9 cm).
Comprising a low bulbous body and a tubular neck with a rolled 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 274, for a similar type of toilet bottle.
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LOT 0766
Roman Iridescent Glass Candlestick Toilet Bottle
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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