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LOT 0125
Roman Marbled Blue Glass Bottle
1ST CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (19.7 grams, 83 mm).
An iridescent unguentarium with piriform body, tubular neck with everted rolled rim.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market in 2001.
LiteratureCf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 268, for type.
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LOT 0125
Roman Marbled Blue Glass Bottle
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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