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LOT 0658
Roman Yellow Glass Bottle
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (18.3 grams, 10 cm).
With bulbous body and pontil base, tall neck with trumpet-shaped mouth.
Provenancewith M. Vodoz, 1970s.
Private collection, Europe.
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