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Roman Iridescent Glass Double Unguentarium Roman Iridescent Glass Double Unguentarium Roman Iridescent Glass Double Unguentarium
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LOT 0156

Roman Iridescent Glass Double Unguentarium

2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.

6 3/4 in. (59 grams, 17 cm).

With rolled rim to each tapering tube, applied trail detailing to the body, lateral angled handles and large applied loop handle above; iridescent surface.

Provenance

Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12237-222167.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Literature

Cf. Lightfoot, C.S., Ancient Glass in National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, 2007, item 460.

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LOT 0156

Roman Iridescent Glass Double Unguentarium

Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)

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