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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.

Provenance

Acquired 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.

Literature

Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 268, for type.

CONDITION

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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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