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LOT 0670
Roman Iridescent Glass Unguentarium
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (10.5 grams, 81 mm).
With piriform body and flat base, narrow neck and everted rim. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Literature
Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.2, New York, 2001, item 772.
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