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LOT 0731
Large Roman Wide-Rimmed Glass Vessel
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
8 in. (723 grams, 20.5 cm).
Ointment pot with globular body and flat flaring rim.
ProvenanceMr F.D. collection, acquired on the European art market, 1975 to present.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. Fleming, S.J., Roman Glass, Reflexions of Everyday Life, Philadelphia, 1997, p.31, for similar specimen.
FootnotesThese kind of pots were used to hold a perfumed lotion or paste that could be scooped out on the tip of the finger and applied as a cosmetic. This vessel shape had a remarkable longevity of usage, examples being known from the 1st to the 4th century A.D.
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