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LOT 0824
Roman Glass Lachrymatory
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
4 7/8 in. (19 grams, 12.3 cm).
With long, narrow neck separated from the body by a constriction; funicular mouth. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx W.Kern, Zurich, 1950s-1970s (d.1980s).
Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00086748.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. Filarska, B., Szkla Starozytne (Ancient Glass) vol.II, Warszawa, 1972, II, cat.197-198, pl.XLII, nos.3-4, for similar unguentaria; Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 259.
FootnotesA lachrymatory (from Latin lacrima, tear) is a type of earthenware or, more commonly, glass container found in Roman and Greek tombs, thought to be bottles into which the relatives of the deceased had dropped their tears. They most likely contained ointments, and the discovery of so many of these containers (unguentaria) in tombs is due to the use of ointments in funeral ceremonies. These lachrymatories are usually shaped like a spindle or flask with a long neck and a bulb-shaped body.
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