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LOT 0124
Roman Glass Double Unguentarium
4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/4 in. (89 grams total, 13.5 cm including stand).
Comprising two conjoined tapering tubular cells, with applied handles at the shoulder; mounted on a custom-made stand.
Provenance
From an important collection of glass, London, UK, 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 0124
Roman Glass Double Unguentarium
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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