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LOT 0930
Roman Iridescent Glass Jar
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (25.5 grams, 64 mm).
Of squat profile with dimpled base, broad mouth with rolled and everted rim.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, art market 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Lightfoot, C.S., Ancient Glass in National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, 2007, item 374, for similar.
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