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LOT 0981
Roman Iridescent Glass Flask
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (44 grams, 72 mm).
Bulbous body and a short tubular neck with everted mouth.
ProvenanceAcquired Christie's, London, 6 May, 1982, no.35 (illus).
From a private Wiltshire, UK, collection.
Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Sotheby's catalogue pages.
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