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LOT 0156

Roman Yellow Glass Flask

CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

2 5/8 in. (3 1/8 in.) (16.7 grams, 66 mm (33.9 grams total, 79.4 mm high including stand)).

Mould-blown from translucent glass, the globular body on a circular flat base tapering at the shoulders to a cylindrical neck with an everted rim; a single applied handle; the body decorated with a horizontal band of a continuous Vitruvian wave framed by a double circumferential line, decorative ridges above and below; accompanied by a custom-made display stand.

Provenance

From the property of the late Mr SM, London, UK, 1948-2000.
Ex J.L. collection Surrey, UK.

Literature

Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass, New York, vol.II, nos.640-641, for similar.

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LOT 0156

Roman Yellow Glass Flask

Estimate £1,800 - 2,400€2,090 - 2,780 (for guidance only)$2,430 - 3,240 (for guidance only)

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