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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]

Provenance

Ex 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.

Literature

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.

Footnotes

A 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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LOT 0824

Roman Glass Lachrymatory

Sold for (Inc. bp): £98

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