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LOT 0137

Roman Translucent Green Glass Flask

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.

5 3/8 in. (100 grams, 13.5 cm).

Comprising a bulbous body, dimple base, tapering neck, flared mouth folded into a pouring lip, applied ribbed handle to the rear.

Provenance

From an important London collection of glass, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Literature

Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 334, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 0137

Roman Translucent Green Glass Flask

Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)

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