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LOT 0165

Roman Two-Coloured Sprinkler Flask

2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.

4 in. (62 grams, 10 cm).

With bell-shaped body, rolled lip at the shoulder, cylindrical neck and deep, tiered rim; internal shelf at shoulder level with small central opening; brilliant iridescence to inner and outer surfaces; pontil to base.

Provenance

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

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LOT 0165

Roman Two-Coloured Sprinkler Flask

Sold for (Inc. bp): £468

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