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LOT 0638
Roman Iridescent Glass Flask
1ST CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 in. (40.8 grams, 90 mm).
Bulbous body with dimple base, short tubular neck with rolled rim.
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s from London dealerships and auction houses.
From the Lonson collection.
Cf. similar flask in Antonaras, A., Ancient Glass in the J.Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 2025, p.251, no.280.
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