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LOT 253963
Roman Ribbed Glass Bottle
4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/2 in. (174 grams, 19 cm).
With globular body, dimple foot, slight vertical ribbing to body, broad funicular mouth with folded rim.
Provenance
Acquired in the late 1980s.
Private collection, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
Literature
Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 312, for type.
Footnotes
Similar vessels (bottles) were found from 4th-5th century tombs at Beit Ras, Jordan, and from Samaria-Sebaste, Israel. The most characteristic of these bottles were the faint ribs on the body. The type survive until the Arab conquest in 7th century A.D.
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LOT 253963
Roman Ribbed Glass Bottle
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£200 (EUR 232; USD 270) ‡+BP*
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