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LOT 0708

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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LOT 0708

Roman Yellow Glass Spherical Bottle

Sold for (Inc. bp): £221

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