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LOT 0767

Roman Iridescent Tall Glass Unguentarium

CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.

5 3/4 in. (38.9 grams, 14.5 cm).

Squat bell-shaped body and a long tubular neck with rolled flange rim.

Provenance

Ex London, UK, art market 1990s.

Literature

Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 268, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 0767

Roman Iridescent Tall Glass Unguentarium

Sold for (Inc. bp): £247

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