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LOT 0791
Roman Glass Candlestick Unguentarium
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
4 3/4 in. (20.9 grams, 12 cm high).
Bulbous body with flat bottom, tall tapering neck with everted 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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