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LOT 0771
Roman Iridescent Glass Flask
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
6 3/8 in. (80 grams, 16.3 cm).
With domed body and pontil base, tall neck with trumpet-shaped mouth and rolled rim; some iridescence. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex London art market 1990s.
From a London, UK, collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Literature
Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 268, for type.
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