3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN GREEN GLASS HEXAGONAL FLASK
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
The hexagonal body decorated with fine diagonal ribbing, cylindrical neck and flaring rim, applied strap handle at shoulder and below rim, the base with Greek inscription in relief
8½ in. (21.6 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
P. W. L. Arts, A Collection of Ancient Glass 500 B.C.-500 A.D., Lochem, 2000, pp. 114-115, no. 66.

Cf. S. H. Auth, Ancient Glass at the Newark Museum, New Jersey, 1976, p. 111, no. 129 for a bottle with Greek inscription on base.

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