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LOT 0688
Roman Piriform Glass Flask
CIRCA 1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/2 in. (37 grams, 14.2 cm).
With piriform body on a flat base, tubular neck and tapering flat rim.
Provenance
From a London, UK, collection of glass, 1970-2000s.
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