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.

CONDITION

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