Sale 2390
London, South Kensington
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6 October 2011
Price realised
GBP 1,500
Estimate
A ROMAN GREEN GLASS JAR CIRCA 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D. The spherical body decorated with four rows of small pinched knobs, with short neck and wide everted rim 5 in. (12.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Dov Biegun collection, Tel Aviv; acquired in the 1950s-1960s. Collection of Dov Biegun; Jubilee Auction no. 50, The Archaeological Centre, Tel Aviv, 21 April 2011, lot 378.
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