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Lot 163*

A Roman amber glass tall amphoriskos

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

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A Roman amber glass tall amphoriskos
Circa 5th Century A.D.
The funnel neck with two bands of trail decoration, the angled twin trail handles starting beneath the lower band of decoration on the neck and descending to the shoulder, the elongated ovoid body mould blown with diagonal striations, tapering to a flat indented base, 19.2cm high

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Provenance:
with Fortuna Fine Arts Ltd, New York (Shining Vessels, 1991, no. 36).
Private collection, USA, acquired from the above in 1991.

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