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LOT 0862
Roman Ribbed Glass Vessel
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (33 grams, 62 mm).
With globular body, vertical ribbing, broad funicular mouth with rounded rim.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 286, for type.
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