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LOT 0829
Roman Brilliant Blue Glass Unguentarium
1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (11.47 grams, 46 mm).
Miniature unguentarium with bulbous body and flared neck, in-turned rim; iridescent surface.
Provenance
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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