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LOT 0845

Roman Glass Candlestick Unguentarium

2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.

4 1/8 in. (201 grams, 10.5 cm).

Bulbous body with flat bottom, tall tapering neck with everted rim.

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 259.

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LOT 0845

Roman Glass Candlestick Unguentarium

Sold for (Inc. bp): £143

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