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LOT 0671
Roman Marbled Turquoise Glass Bottle
1ST CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (9.44 grams, 84 mm).
Comprising an iridescent piriform body, tapering tubular neck with pinched and 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 236, for type.
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LOT 0671
Roman Marbled Turquoise Glass Bottle
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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