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CIRCA 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN AUBERGINE GLASS JUG
CIRCA 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
The tapering body with ten vertical ribs, with cylindrical neck and flaring rim, applied trail handle, base indented with pontil mark
5¼ in. (13.9 cm.) high
CIRCA 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
The tapering body with ten vertical ribs, with cylindrical neck and flaring rim, applied trail handle, base indented with pontil mark
5¼ in. (13.9 cm.) high
Provenance
The Mr and Mrs Andrew Constable-Maxwell collection, UK.
The Constable-Maxwell Collection of Ancient Glass, Sotheby's, London, 4-5 June 1979, lot 226.
with Kotobukiya Ancient Art, Japan.
The Constable-Maxwell Collection of Ancient Glass, Sotheby's, London, 4-5 June 1979, lot 226.
with Kotobukiya Ancient Art, Japan.
Special notice
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Sale room notice
Please note, the last line of this provenance should read "with Kotobukiya Ancient Art, Japan", instead of "Private collection, Japan".
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Francesca Hickin
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