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LOT 0688
Roman Short Blue Glass Flask
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/8 in. (71.3 grams, 79 mm).
Comprising a wide shallow body and tall neck with trumpet mouth.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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1st century B.C-1st century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £165
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From an important London collection of glass, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £585
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with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016.
