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LOT 0592
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.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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 0592
Roman Piriform Glass Flask
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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