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LOT 0961
Roman Iridescent Glass Unguentarium
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
5 1/2 in. (25.9 grams, 13.9 cm).
Bell-shaped body with a long tubular neck and a flattened rim.
ProvenanceRoman glass from an important London collection, acquired from the early 1980s.
LiteratureCf. Auth, S.H., Ancient Glass at the Newark Museum, Newark, 1976, p.114, for a similar unguentarium.
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LOT 0961
Roman Iridescent Glass Unguentarium
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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