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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.
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s from London dealerships and auction houses.
From the Lonson collection.
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)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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