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LOT 0738

Roman Iridescent Glass Feeder Bottle

2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.

4 in. (40 grams, 10.2 cm high).

With bulbous bottle, tubular neck, broad everted rim and conical spout; extensive iridescence.

Provenance

Acquired early 1990s.
Ex private American collection; thence by descent.
Private collection since 1998.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 0738

Roman Iridescent Glass Feeder Bottle

Sold for (Inc. bp): £208

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