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LOT 0837
Roman Iridescent Glass Unguentarium
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
41/8 in. (7.47 grams, 10.5 cm).
Tall and slender iridescent vessel with bulb to the base and flared rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 259.
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