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Lot 340

Five Roman glass vessels
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15 October 2008, 10:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

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Five Roman glass vessels
Circa 3rd-4th Centuries A.D.
A transparent glass juglet, with flaring folded lip, the folded handle with a spur at the lip, the body tapering towards the base, silvery iridescence; a green glass balsamarium, with thick trail handles, the mould-blown body twisted to produce diagonal striations, on a pad base; another single balsamarium with ribbon handles, the body with spiral trail decoration and pad base; a green glass flask with flared lip, the globular body with a band of pinched decoration; and a green glass amphoriskos with dark blue trail handles and tear-drop shaped body, silvery iridescence, 3½in-4½in (8.5cm-11cm) (5)

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Provenance:
Collected in London between 1965 and 1989

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