Sale 12257
New York
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25 October 2016
THE PROPERTY OF A JAPANESE PRIVATE COLLECTOR
Price realised
USD 22,500
Estimate
A ROMAN PALE GREEN GLASS LIDDED CINERARY URN CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. 14 ¾ in. (37.5 cm.) high
Provenance
with Masao Sera, Osaka. Acquired by the family of the current owner from the above, 1962; thence by descent.
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