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LOT 0848

Roman Glass Unguentarium

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.

5 7/8 in. (78 grams, 15 cm).

With plano-convex body and dimple base, tall slender neck, folded rim; iridescent surface.

Provenance

From an important London collection of glass, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Literature

Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 259.

CONDITION
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LOT 0848

Roman Glass Unguentarium

Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)

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