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LOT 1022
Roman Glass Double Balsamarium
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/4 in. (85 grams, 10.9 cm).
Formed as a pair of conjoined tubes with slightly flared tops and thickened rims; applied handles at the shoulders joined to the rim; glass with areas of iridescence; mounted on a custom-made stand.
Provenance
From a London, UK, collection of glass, 1970-2000s.
Literature
Cf. Lightfoot, C.S., Ancient Glass in National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, 2007, item 460, for type.
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