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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.

Provenance

From a London, UK, collection of glass, 1970-2000s.

Literature

Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 261.

CONDITION

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LOT 0888

Roman Iridescent Glass Flask

Sold for (Inc. bp): £104

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