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LOT 0643
Roman Iridescent Glass Vase with Chequered Pattern
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/4 in. (49 grams, 11 cm high).
With a rounded body decorated with a lozenge 'net' motif, broad flared neck, kick-up to base; extensive iridescence, repaired.
ProvenanceAcquired early 1990s.
Ex private American collection; thence by descent.
Private collection since 1998.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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