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LOT 0807

Roman Green Glass Handled Double Unguentarium

4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.

4 1/4 in. (77 grams, 10.9 cm).

Comprising two parallel tubes with rolled rims, joined at the base; applied handle styled as 'waves', iridescence to the surface.

Provenance

Acquired on the European art market in the early 2000s.
with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 0807

Roman Green Glass Handled Double Unguentarium

Sold for (Inc. bp): £234

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