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LOT 0144
Roman Iridescent Green Glass Oinochoe
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/2 in. (66 grams, 11.6 cm).
Bulbous body with a dimple base, tubular neck with a trefoil mouth and a strap handle to the rear.
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s from London dealerships and auction houses.
From the Lonson collection.
Cf. similar oinochoe in Antonaras, A., Ancient Glass in the J.Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 2025, p.265, no.300.
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