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LOT 0122
Roman Olive Green Glass Vessel with Blue Spot Decoration
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (37.8 grams, 68 mm).
With tapering sidewall and flared rim, applied blue glass splashes.
ProvenanceAcquired Christie's, London, Antiquities, Works of Art and Important Renaissance Bronzes, Plaquettes and Limoges Enamels, 8 July 1981, no.6 (part).
From a private Wiltshire, UK, collection.
Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages.
Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 389, for type.
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LOT 0122
Roman Olive Green Glass Vessel with Blue Spot Decoration
Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
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