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LOT 0162
Roman Translucent Glass Jar with Gallery
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (3 3/8 in.) (46 grams, 74 mm wide (125 grams, 85 mm high including stand)).
Globular in profile with wide double-stepped rolled rim, applied wavy line trails forming a gallery from rim to body, pinched diagonal ribs to outer face and dimple to the underside; supplied with a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceFrom the glass collection of a London gentleman, UK, 1990s.
LiteratureCf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 74.51.197, for similar.
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Opening Bid: £500
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Fine condition. Extremely rare.
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