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LOT 0853
Roman Iridescent Glass Candlestick Unguentarium
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
5 in. (32.9 grams, 12.9 cm).
With a low conical body and a slightly convex wall, a tall cylindrical neck flaring to the mouth with a rolled rim.
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s from London dealerships and auction houses.
From the Lonson collection.
See Antonaras, A., Ancient Glass in the J.Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 2025, p.292, no.340, for the type.
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LOT 0853
Roman Iridescent Glass Candlestick Unguentarium
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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