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LOT 0133
Roman Sidonian Pastel Blue Mould-Blown Glass Vessel with Birds
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (40.8 grams, 84 mm).
With hexagonal-section body decorated with an arcade, tubular neck and rolled rim.
ProvenanceFrom an important London collection of glass, 1990s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12675-235651.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in The Corning Museum Of Glass, Volume 2, New York, 2003, p.134, for similar.
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LOT 0133
Roman Sidonian Pastel Blue Mould-Blown Glass Vessel with Birds
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
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