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LOT 0131
Roman Sidonian Mould Blown Glass Juglet
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (22.9 grams, 83 mm).
With a broad mouth, applied D-section handle and flattened foot, integral bands of vertical corrugation and S-scrolls to the equator.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market, 1990s.
Private collection, New York, USA.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13363-255450.
Cf. Antonaras, A., Ancient Glass in the J.Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 2025, p.196, no.205, for an identical amphoriskos with two handles.
FootnotesThere are several published mould-blown flasks decorated with a tendril scroll around the body, flanked by tongues and petals, a decoration that appears in at least three different variants. They have either one or two handles.
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LOT 0131
Roman Sidonian Mould Blown Glass Juglet
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
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