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LOT 0755

Roman Iridescent Glass Balsamarium

3RD CENTURY A.D.

5 in. (20.87 grams, 12.7 cm).

Slender tapering body with a rounded base and a trumpet-shaped mouth with a rolled rim.

Provenance

Acquired in the 1990s from London dealerships and auction houses.
From the Lonson collection.

Literature

Cf. Marin, E., Longae Salonae, Split, 1994, no.79, p.193, volume II, for a similar balsamarium.

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LOT 0755

Roman Iridescent Glass Balsamarium

Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)

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£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*

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