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LOT 0568
Roman Blue-Green Glass Vessel
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (39 grams, 77 mm high).
Bulbous with flat base, tall neck and splayed lip.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Cf. Filarska, B., Szkla Starozytne (Ancient Glass) II vol., Warszawa, 1972, II, cat.102, pl.XXII,1 for similar vessel.
FootnotesThe ampulla was, in Ancient Rome, a small round vessel, usually made of glass and used for sacred purposes. The term can also refer to later flasks, often flatter and without handles, typically used as pilgrim souvenirs. Materials include glass, ceramics and metal. An unguentarium is a bottle believed to have been used to store perfume. Such vessels were often produced in Gaul.
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