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LOT 0197
Roman Iridescent Glass Double Unguentarium
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
6 7/8 in. (77 grams, 17.5 cm).
With rolled rim to each tapering tube, applied trail detailing to each upper body, lateral angled handles and large applied loop handle above; iridescent surface.
ProvenancePrivate collection, 1990s-early 2000s.
LiteratureCf. Lightfoot, C.S., Ancient Glass in National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, 2007, item 460.
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