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LOT 0708

Sold for (Inc. bp): £221

ROMAN YELLOW GLASS SPHERICAL BOTTLE
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (43.9 grams, 71 mm).

Spherical, slightly squat body with dimpled underside to base; short, flared cylindrical neck; deposits remaining in the interior, and iridescence to the exterior. [No Reserve]

PROVENANCE:
Old collection label "1769".
Ex Viviane Alioth.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

LITERATURE:
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 74.51.195, for type.

CONDITION
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