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LOT 0787
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.
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1980s.
Private collection, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 312, for type.
FootnotesSimilar vessels (bottles) were found in 4th-5th century tombs at Beit Ras, Jordan, and from Samaria-Sebaste, Israel. The most recognisable characteristic of these bottles was the faint ribs on the body. The type survived until the Arab conquest in the 7th century A.D.
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LOT 0787
Roman Ribbed Glass Bottle
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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