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LOT 0716
Roman Iridescent Glass Flask
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (34.58 grams, 70 mm).
Aqua glass drum-shaped jar with everted rim and rounded base.
Provenance
Acquired Christie's, London, Antiquities, Works of Art and Important Renaissance Bronzes, Plaquettes and Limoges Enamels, 8 July 1981, no.617 (part).
From a private Wiltshire, UK, collection.
Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages.
Literature
Cf. The British Museum, museum number 135304, for similar; Corning Museum of Glass, accession numbers 70.1.9 and 54.1.119, for similar.
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