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LOT 0594
Roman Translucent Glass Flask with Engraved Rings
4TH CENTURY A.D.
6 7/8 in. (74 grams, 17.6 cm high).
Tall with funicular neck, four engraved rings to the body. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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