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LOT 0819
Roman Glass Unguentarium
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
4 3/4 in. (44 grams, 12.2 cm).
With bulbous body and dimple base, narrow neck and mouth with fared and folded rim.
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
LiteratureCf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.2, New York, 2001, item 772.
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