Sale 12257
New York
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25 October 2016
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF JOHN F. FORT
Price realised
USD 500
Estimate
A ROMAN PALE GREEN GLASS UNGUENTARIUM CIRCA 1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D. 2 ¼ in. (5.1 cm.) high
Provenance
with Ben H. Ward, Houston. 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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