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LOT 0585

Roman Honey-Coloured Glass Unguentarium

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.

3 3/4 in. (15.8 grams, 95 mm).

Squat amber glass vessel with piriform body, tubular neck with everted flange rim.

Provenance

From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.

Literature

Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.2, New York, 2001, item 772, for type.

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LOT 0585

Roman Honey-Coloured Glass Unguentarium

Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)

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