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LOT 0918
Roman Glass Unguentarium
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
5 7/8 in. (78 grams, 15 cm).
With plano-convex body and dimple base, tall slender neck, folded rim; iridescent green surface.
ProvenanceFrom 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.
Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 262.
FootnotesThis kind of toilet bottle was called ‘candlestick unguentarium’ by the academics due to the shape of its neck. This specific type, with its transparent grayish green glass, is especially found in Roman Cyprus (Hayes's fabric 2 of Cypriot blown glass).
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LOT 0918
Roman Glass Unguentarium
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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