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LOT 0116
Roman Pale Green Glass Jar
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3 7/8 in. (62.53 grams, 98 mm).
With applied disc base, flared neck and rounded rim.
Provenance
Acquired Christie's, London, Antiquities, Works of Art and Important Renaissance Bronzes, Plaquettes and Limoges Enamels, 8 July 1981, no.12 (part).
From a private Wiltshire, UK, collection.
Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages.
Literature
Cf. for similar examples Filarska, B., Szkla Starozytne (Ancient Glass), vol.II, Warszawa, 1972, II, cat.82, pl.XVII,1.
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