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LOT 0787
Roman Iridescent Tall Glass Unguentarium
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
5 1/2 in. (31.1 grams, 14 cm).
Squat bulbous body and a long tubular neck with rolled flange rim.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, art market 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 268, for type.
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