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LOT 0704
Roman Glass Candlestick Unguentarium
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
5 7/8 in. (18.6 grams, 15 cm).
Tall thin translucent pale green vessel with wide foot and dimpled base, tapering stem and flared 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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