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LOT 0189
Roman Blue Glass Unguentarium with Trail
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/8 in. (29.4 grams, 11.1 cm).
With a spherical body, a tall tubular neck with everted rolled rim; fine applied trails across the body.
ProvenanceFrom a specialist collection of glass, acquired from dealerships during the 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 268, for type.
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