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LOT 0631
Roman Period Iridescent Glass Bottle with Pimples
4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (15.9 grams, 58 mm).
The lower body decorated with raised 'pimples'; shallow kick-up; iridescent surfaces.
ProvenanceEx private collection, 1980s.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s.
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