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LOT 0757
Roman Amber Glass Unguentarium
1ST CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (21.8 grams, 63 mm).
Squat amber glass vessel with piriform body and vertical ribbing, tubular neck with everted rolled rim.
Provenance
From a London gentleman's glass collection, UK, 1990s.
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