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LOT 0722
Roman Glass Unguentarium
2ND CENTURY A.D.
4 3/4 in. (71.8 grams, 12 cm).
A blue glass unguentarium with a piriform body and long tubular neck with flanged rim; some iridescence to surfaces.
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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