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Lot 338

A Roman aubergine glass storage jar

15 October 2008, 10:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

£750 - £850

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A Roman aubergine glass storage jar
Circa 4th Century A.D.
The broad flared mouth with folded rim, with three ribbon handles running between the rim and the shoulder of the globular body, 3in (7.5cm) purple iridescence

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Provenance:
Collected in London between 1965 and 1989

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