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LOT 0758
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.
Cf. Lightfoot, C.S., Ancient Glass in National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, 2007, item 460.
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LOT 0758
Roman Iridescent Glass Double Unguentarium
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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Roman Glass Unguentarium
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
With plano-convex body and dimple base, tall slender neck, folded rim; iridescent green surface. 78 grams, 15 cm
From an important London collection of glass, 1990s.
This kind of toilet bottle was called ‘candlestick unguentarium’ by the academics due to the shape of its neck. This specific type, with its transparent grayish green glass, is especially found in Roman Cyprus (Hayes's fabric 2 of Cypriot blown glass). -
Roman Silver Phalera with Face of Eros, the Greek God of Love
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Discoid in plan with running scrolled tendrils to the outer edge, central mask with curly hair and fleshy features. 27.1 grams, 74 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Round Nozzle Terracotta Oil Lamp
4th-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Discoid body with large central filler hole and lug handle behind; broad shoulder with radiating scales, concentric rings to the rim; incised basal ring; with old auction house tag '455 2'. 46 grams, 92 mm
Ex Weschler's Auctioneers, Washington, D.C., USA, in 1982, no.455. Accompanied by a copy of a receipt dated 26th September 1982.
