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LOT 0659
Roman Glass Candlestick Unguentarium
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
5 3/8 in. (27.5 grams, 13.7 cm).
Wide domed body with domed underside to the foot, tall narrow neck and splayed rim with rolled edge.
Provenance
From an important London collection of glass, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Literature
Cf. Filarska, B., Szkla Starozytne (Ancient Glass) II vol., Warszawa, 1972, II, cat.261, pl.XLVI,5, for similar vessel.
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