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LOT 0135
Roman Glass Double Unguentarium
3RD-5TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/8 in. (78 grams total, 13 cm including stand).
Comprising two conjoined tapering tubular cells, with applied handles at the shoulder, decorated with applied trails; mounted on a custom-made stand.
Provenance
From an important London, UK, collection, 1970-1990s.
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 0135
Roman Glass Double Unguentarium
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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