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LOT 0920

Roman Miniature Glass Vessel

3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.

1 5/8 in. (2.2 grams, 42 mm).

With bulbous body and rolled rim to the mouth. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Literature

Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 259.

CONDITION

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LOT 0920

Roman Miniature Glass Vessel

Sold for (Inc. bp): £26

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