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LOT 0791
Roman Pale Green Glass Juglet
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 in. (43.2 grams, 94 mm).
Bulbous body with dimple base, trumpet-shaped neck with rolled rim and a strap handle to the rear. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a late Norfolk, UK gentleman's collection, formed from the late 1960s-1970s.
LiteratureCf. Fleming, S.J., 'Late Roman Glass at the University of Pennsylvania Museum: A Photo Essay' in Expedition Volume 39, no.2 (1997), pp.25-41, fig.10B, for the type of juglet.
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