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LOT 0897
Roman Glass Unguentarium
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (38.9 grams, 10 cm).
With bulbous body, flat bottom, barrel-shaped neck and everted rim.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 74.51.195, for type.
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