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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 613261, member: 5833"]Too perfect in condition; too imperfect in form. 'Crude' & 'ancient' are not synonymous, although forgers & sellers sometimes seem to think so. Like OBB, I can't imagine any Roman glass workshop capable of producing that body having allowed the finished piece onto the market with those drastically asymmetrical handles. Archeologists find piles of rejects at ancient glass work factories.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 613261, member: 5833"]Too perfect in condition; too imperfect in form. 'Crude' & 'ancient' are not synonymous, although forgers & sellers sometimes seem to think so. Like OBB, I can't imagine any Roman glass workshop capable of producing that body having allowed the finished piece onto the market with those drastically asymmetrical handles. Archeologists find piles of rejects at ancient glass work factories.[/QUOTE]
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