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Lot 164

A Roman aubergine glass oinochoe

3 July 2019, 10:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A Roman aubergine glass oinochoe
Circa 4th Century A.D.
The piriform body mould-blown with spiralling ribs, with applied handle and rings below the rim and at the base of the neck, 18.5cm high

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Provenance:
Understood to be from the Donald Brown collection, Boston, MA, formed in the 1960s.
US art market.
Anonymous sale; Bonhams, London, 2 October 2014, lot 152.
Private collection, UK, acquired from the above sale.

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