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LOT 0592
Roman Iridescent Glass Flask with Flared Neck
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (30 grams, 10 cm).
Bulbous body with dimple base and a trumpet-shaped neck.
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s from London dealerships and auction houses.
From the Lonson collection.
Cf. for a similar example Filarska, B., Szkla Starozytne (Ancient Glass), vol.II, Warszawa, 1972, II, cat.109, pl.XXIV,4.
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