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LOT 0128
Roman Iridescent Green Glass Trefoil Oinochoe
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/8 in. (28 grams, 79 mm).
Bulbous, dimpled body and a tubular neck with trefoil mouth, a strap handle to the rear.
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s from London dealerships and auction houses.
From the Lonson collection.
Cf. similar trefoil oinochoe in Antonaras, A., Ancient Glass in the J.Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 2025, p.265, no.300.
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