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LOT 0913
Roman Glass Unguentarium
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/8 in. (30.9 grams, 13 cm).
Tall thin translucent pale green vessel with wide base and flared rim.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 259.
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