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Lot 198*

1 May 2013, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A Roman aubergine marbled glass flask
Circa 1st Century A.D.
Decorated with opaque white trails in the glass appearing pink in places, the small flaring mouth with cut-off rim, the tall neck expanding towards the flattened spherical body, 3in (7.7cm) high

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Provenance:
The Cyrus Collection. Property of Fay Safani, New York.
Inherited from Edward Safani, acquired in the 1950s.

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