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LOT 0771
Roman Glass Candlestick Unguentarium
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
5 3/8 in. (37.2 grams, 13.6 cm).
With low conical body and slightly convex wall, dimple base; tall cylindrical neck flaring to mouth with inward-folded rim; slightly iridescent surface.
ProvenanceEx P. Martens, The Netherlands, formed between 1974-1984.
Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00075481.
Cf. for the type Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.2, New York, 2001, item 773.
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LOT 0771
Roman Glass Candlestick Unguentarium
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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