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Auction 98  6-7 Jun 2017
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Lot 2057

Starting price: 2000 USD
Price realized: 1550 USD
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Roman Judaea, 2nd-3rd Century AD, Large Green Glass Pitcher. The pitcher free blown with the body of broad drop-shape on folded high foot. The neck narrrows whilte the mouthis wide and funnel-like, folded to form a narrow channel. Decorative trailed rings at the neck and below the rim. Modest repair to a small part of the vessel's shoulder, otherwise, superb with magnificent iridescense - ranging from silver to green with subtle blues, magentas and violet hues. Vessels of this size are quite rare. Height: 8¾"

Cf. Hermitage Coll. #272. Estimate Value $2,000 - 2,500
Ex Goldberg's Manuscript & Collecibles Sale, April 15, 2006, lot 920; Ex June 1986, Superior Galleries Sale of the bankrupt assets of the International Diamond Corporation. The ancient Roman glass was acquired thru Rafi Brown in the early 1980's.
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