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LOT 0914

Sold for (Inc. bp): £130

ROMAN GLASS UNGUENTARIUM
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
5 in. (68 grams, 12.5 cm).

With globular body, convex base, tall tubular neck, flat original rim and iridescent surface.

PROVENANCE:
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.

LITERATURE:
Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 268, for type.

CONDITION
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