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LOT 0803
Roman Piriform Glass Flask
1ST CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (6.65 grams, 69 mm).
An iridescent glass unguentarium with piriform body, tubular neck with everted rolled rim.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 268, for type.
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LOT 0803
Roman Piriform Glass Flask
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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