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Lot 143*

A large Roman green glass jug

7 December 2021, 12:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £1,785 inc. premium

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A large Roman green glass jug
Circa 2nd Century A.D.
With funnel mouth and collar rim, the wide ribbed strap handle extending to the shoulder of the cylindrical body, 22.3cm high

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Provenance:
Reputedly from Gadara, Jordan.
with Barakat Galleries, Beverly Hills (The Barakat Gallery. A Catalogue of the Collection, vol. 1, 1985, p. 113, no. G).
Private collection, USA, acquired from the above in the late 1980s.

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