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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.

Provenance

Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.

Literature

Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.2, New York, 2001, item 772.

CONDITION

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LOT 0819

Roman Glass Unguentarium

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

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