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LOT 0888
Roman Iridescent Glass Flask
CIRCA 1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
4 1/4 in. (17.65 grams, 10.7 cm).
Comprising a low conical body and slightly convex wall, dimple base; tall cylindrical neck flaring to mouth with inward-folded rim; iridescent surface.
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection of glass, 1970-2000s.
LiteratureCf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 261.
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