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A ROMAN AMBER MOULD-BLOWN GLASS DATE FLASK
- CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN AMBER MOULD-BLOWN GLASS DATE FLASK
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
Estimate
(Set Currency)
    £700 - £1,000
  • ($1,072 - $1,532)

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Sale 5487
Antiquities
29 April 2010
London, South Kensington

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Lot Description

A ROMAN AMBER MOULD-BLOWN GLASS DATE FLASK
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
The body simulating the wrinkled skin of the fruit, short neck with everted inward-folded rim
2¾ in. (7 cm.) high

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Provenance

Japanese private collection, 1980s.

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