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LOT 0893
Roman Pale Blue Glass Vessel
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
5 1/2 in. (205 grams, 14 cm).
Wide bell-shaped body with flat base, tall tapering neck, splayed rim with folded lip; pale blue glass; traces of an old collector's label.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1980-1990s.
LiteratureCf. Filarska, B., Szkla Starozytne (Ancient Glass) vol. II, Warsaw, 1972, II, cat.220, pl.XLIV,3, for similar vessel.
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