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LOT 0806

Roman Light Brown Glass Bottle

1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.

5 5/8 in. (69 grams, 14.4 cm).

Mould-blown, comprising a flat-based tubular body and short neck with returned flange rim.

Provenance

From an important collection of glass, London, UK, 1990s.

Literature

See Harden, D.B. et al, Masterpieces of Glass, London, 1968, item 78, for type; Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass: The Corning Museum of Glass, volume I, New York, 1997, item 308, for similar.

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LOT 0806

Roman Light Brown Glass Bottle

Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)

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