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LOT 0157
Roman Six-Sided Glass Jar with Iridescence
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 in. (64 grams, 96 mm).
Squat hexagonal-section jar with pinched angles, flared mouth and rolled rim.
ProvenanceFrom an important London, UK, collection, 1970-1990s.
LiteratureCf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 171, for type.
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LOT 0157
Roman Six-Sided Glass Jar with Iridescence
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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