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LOT 0676
Roman Pale Green Iridescent Glass Vessel
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (59.7 grams, 10.2 cm).
Piriform in profile in aqua glass with broad flared neck, rim cut down; dimple base; areas of iridescence.
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
See Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.2, New York, 2001, item 696, for type.
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