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LOT 0663
Roman Balsamarium with Spool-Type Mouth
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
4 3/4 in. (207 grams, 12 cm high).
A piriform bronze balsamarium with a broad rounded shoulder, slender waisted neck and squat, spool-type mouth.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the late Dr D.G., Surrey, UK.
LiteratureCf. Marin, E., Longae Salonae, Split, 1994, no.2, p.154, volume II, for a similar balsamarium.
FootnotesSuch vessels, with their high-bellied body, are similar to examples from Palestine, Pompeii, Phocis, Brigetio and Salona. They are not fitted with handles, meaning that they were not part of a portable set.
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