A Pair of Roman Green Glass Amphorae
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Egypt; c. 300-350 ADWheel cut with vertical strokes between bands of ovals within rectangular panels. With custom stands. Exceptionally rare.
Largest: 7 - 7/8" (20 cm)
Provenance: Provenance: The John J. Slocum Collection Mr. Slocum (1914-1997) collected most of his antiquities while serving as US cultural attache to Egypt in the 1960s. Later, he served as Assistant to the Director of The Smithsonian, was appointed by President Reagan to the Presidential Cultural Property Advisory Committee, and was a Trustee Emeritus of the Archaeological Institute of America. He was a well-respected scholar/collector, whose medieval crusader coins were sold in a single-owner sale at Sotheby's, London in 1997.
Largest: 7 - 7/8" (20 cm)
Provenance: Provenance: The John J. Slocum Collection Mr. Slocum (1914-1997) collected most of his antiquities while serving as US cultural attache to Egypt in the 1960s. Later, he served as Assistant to the Director of The Smithsonian, was appointed by President Reagan to the Presidential Cultural Property Advisory Committee, and was a Trustee Emeritus of the Archaeological Institute of America. He was a well-respected scholar/collector, whose medieval crusader coins were sold in a single-owner sale at Sotheby's, London in 1997.
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Intact, very minor chips to one.
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A Pair of Roman Green Glass Amphorae
Estimate $5,000 - $15,000
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