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LOT 0916
Roman Two-Handled Glass Flask
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/8 in. (31.2 grams, 10.5 cm).
With dimple base, globular body and tapering neck with applied collar to the rim, two lateral applied trail handles to the shoulders.
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Lightfoot, C.S., Ancient Glass in National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, 2007, items 224, 302, for type.
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