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LOT 0188
Roman Glass Double Unguentarium with Blue Trail
4TH CENTURY A.D.
4 5/8 in. (30.62 grams, 11.8 cm).
Comprising two conjoined tapering tubular cells with laterally applied handles at the shoulder, decorated with applied trails; iridescent surface.
Provenance
From a specialist collection of glass, acquired from dealerships during the 1990s.
Literature
Cf. Bergman, M. et al., Ancient Glass in the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, 1980, items 194-198, for similar.
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LOT 0188
Roman Glass Double Unguentarium with Blue Trail
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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