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LOT 0753
Roman Iridescent Glass Unguentarium
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (24.2 grams, 10 cm high).
Piriform in shape with cylindrical neck and flange rim.
Provenance
Acquired 1969-1999.
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, thence by descent.
Literature
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 74.51.33, for a similar example.
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