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LOT 0638

Roman Mould-Blown Glass Flask

1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

3 1/4 in. (49.4 grams, 82 mm).

With squat body and dimple base, reticulation pattern to the shoulder, partly restricted inner neck and baluster, applied gusseted rim to the mouth. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex London art market 1990s.
From a London, UK, collection.
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, Volume 2, New York, 2003, p.122, for similar.

CONDITION

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LOT 0638

Roman Mould-Blown Glass Flask

Sold for (Inc. bp): £182

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