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LOT 1210
Roman Translucent Glass Candlestick Bottle
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
4 5/8 in. (13 grams, 11.7 cm).
Wide, shallow body with a flattened base, a long tubular neck expanding towards the rim.
ProvenanceRoman glass from an important London collection, acquired from the early 1980s.
LiteratureCf. Kelley, M., A study of Late Hellenistic and Early Roman Glass in Jerusalem from excavated sites: understanding local production and the economic status of the population from the time of the Hasmoneans to Hadrian, Jerusalem, 2012, p.442, pl.4, no.25, for similar unguentaria found in North Jerusalem.
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LOT 1210
Roman Translucent Glass Candlestick Bottle
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Circa 3rd century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Bulbous body with a rounded base, a funicular neck with a wide mouth. 16.3 grams, 47 mm
Roman glass from an important London collection, acquired from the early 1980s. -
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