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LOT 0570

Sold for (Inc. bp): £91

ROMAN GREEN GLASS COTTON REEL TYPE UNGUENTARIUM
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (43.7 grams, 63 mm).

Broadly spool-shaped with a squat body, tapering cylindrical neck and flared rolled rim.

PROVENANCE:
Acquired 1969-1999.
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, thence by descent.

LITERATURE:
Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1953,0825.23, for similar.

CONDITION
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