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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]
ProvenanceOld 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.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 74.51.195, for type.
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