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LOT 0707
Roman Glass Unguentarium
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
4 3/8 in. (31 grams, 11.3 cm).
With piriform lower body, extended cylindrical neck and rolled flange rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePreviously with Astarte Gallery, London W1, UK, 1983.
From the private collection of T.R.
Elley, West Sussex, UK, 1980s.
Accompanied by the original invoice dated 18 October 1983.
Cf. The British Museum, accession number 1901,0413.3009, for type.
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