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    12 December 2002

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    • A ROMAN GLASS BOTTLE
    Lot 388

    A ROMAN GLASS BOTTLE

    SYRO-PALESTINIAN, CIRCA 2ND HALF OF THE 1ST CENTURY A.D.

    Price realised

    USD 2,868

    Estimate

    USD 3,000 - USD 5,000

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    A ROMAN GLASS BOTTLE
    Syro-Palestinian, Circa 2nd Half of the 1st Century A.D.
    Translucent aubergine and streaked natural green in color, mold-made, with a horizontal band of contiguous lozenges in raised outline in the center of the body, tongues on the upper and lower body, the cylindrical neck free-blown, the rim infolded, with green twin vertical handles
    3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm) high

    Provenance

    Tel Aviv Market, 1960s-1970s
    Westchester Private Collection
    Acquired by the current owner circa 1990

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    Lot Essay

    For the type, see nos. 53-54 in Stern, Roman Mold-blown Glass.

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    Pre-Lot Text

    A NEW YORK PRIVATE COLLECTION OF ANCIENT GLASS

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