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LOT 0745
Roman Glass Candlestick Unguentarium
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
6 1/8 in, (15 grams, 15.5 cm high).
Tall thin translucent pale green vessel with wide base and flared rim.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 259.
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