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LOT 0185
Roman Translucent Glass Jug with Trail
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (38 grams, 10 cm).
With a dimple base; applied trail to the flared mouth forming a handle.
Provenance
From a specialist collection of glass, acquired from dealerships during the 1990s.
Literature
Cf. The Corning Museum of Glass, accession number 6.1.4, for a comparable jug.
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