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LOT 0769
Roman Iridescent Glass Flask
4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (19 grams, 53 mm).
With squat bulbous body and slender cylindrical neck with rolled rim, pontil base; iridescent surfaces.
ProvenanceEx Mayfair, London, UK, gallery, 1990s-2000s.
From an important collection of glass, the property of a London gentleman.
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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