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    • A ROMAN BLUE-GREEN GLASS TWO H
    Lot 153 | PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF JOHN F. FORT Read more

    A ROMAN BLUE-GREEN GLASS TWO HANDLED FLASK

    CIRCA 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.

    Price realised

    USD 3,750

    Estimate

    USD 3,000 - USD 5,000

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    A ROMAN BLUE-GREEN GLASS TWO HANDLED FLASK
    CIRCA 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
    4 ¾ in. (12.1 cm.) high

    Provenance

    with Fortuna Fine Arts, New York.
    Acquired by the current owner from the above, 1996.

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    Exhibited

    Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Glass of Imperial Rome from the John F. Fort Collection, 2 June-6 October 2002.


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    Pre-Lot Text

    PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF JOHN F. FORT

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