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LOT 0646
Roman Pale Green Glass Vase with Flared Neck
4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/8 in. (26.8 grams, 86 mm).
In yellow-greenish translucent glass, globular body with flaring funnel neck, dimpled base. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Property of a Stockport, UK, collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. Svobodová, H., ‘Byzantine, Sasanian and Islamic glass in the Collection of Classical Antiquities of the National Museum in Prague,’ in Studia Hercynia XVIII/1-2, Pragae, 2014, pp.58-64, pl.27,1, for identical type.
FootnotesThe type was popular in the late Roman period, especially in the east. Its characteristic trait is an oval body, convex base and a neck with a funnel-like upper part.
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LOT 0646
Roman Pale Green Glass Vase with Flared Neck
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
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