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LOT 0628
Roman Glass Double Unguentarium with Handles
4TH CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (57 grams, 10.2 cm).
Pale green with two flared tubes with everted rims, triangular-shaped lateral handles.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Cf. Whitehouse, D. Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.2, New York, 2001, items 742, 744.
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LOT 0628
Roman Glass Double Unguentarium with Handles
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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