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LOT 0591
Roman Blue-Green Glass Unguentarium
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
4 5/8 in. (41.4 grams, 11.7 cm high).
Piriform-bodied with an extended tubular neck with rim absent; iridescent surfaces; antique handwritten collector's label around the neck; repaired. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1970s onwards.
Private collection of Michael O'Hara, Cambridgeshire, UK.
Ex private collection of Benjamin Hyde-Smith, Hertfordshire, UK.
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