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LOT 1279
Roman Pale Green Glass Perfume Jar
CIRCA 1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (27.36 grams, 51 mm).
Squat in profile with a broad base, sturdy bulbous body, everted and rolled rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Dr Gerhard Muller-Afers, Speyer; thence by family descent.
Private collection, Europe, acquired from the above.
Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 259, for type.
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LOT 1279
Roman Pale Green Glass Perfume Jar
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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