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LOT 0649
Roman Glass Unguentarium
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/2 in. (43 grams, 11.5 cm).
Bulbous body with flattened underside, tall tubular neck with rolled and folded rim.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.2, New York, 2001, item 772.
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