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LOT 0138
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.
ProvenanceAcquired 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.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Lightfoot, C.S., Ancient Glass in National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, 2007, item 460.
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LOT 0138
Roman Iridescent Glass Double Unguentarium
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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