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LOT 0119
Roman Mould Blown Aubergine Glass Jar
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (72 grams, 77 mm).
Of squat profile with dimples to the equator, gussetted neck, broad mouth with rolled and everted rim; dimple to the underside.
ProvenanceFrom an important collection of glass, London, UK, 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Lightfoot, C.S., Ancient Glass in National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, 2007, item 374, for type.
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