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LOT 0651
Roman Glass Candlestick Unguentarium
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
4 1/2 in. (12.4 grams, 11.6 cm).
Tall thin neck with everted rim and double bulb base with flat bottom.
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Literature
Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 250.
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