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LOT 0656

Roman Pinch-Decorated Glass Bottle

2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.

3 in. (39.4 grams, 78 mm high).

In translucent light green glass, rounded body with six pinched decorative bands, funicular neck. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the deceased estate of a private UK gentleman.
with Fieldings Auctioneers, Stourbridge, West Midlands.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.

CONDITION

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LOT 0656

Roman Pinch-Decorated Glass Bottle

Sold for (Inc. bp): £104

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