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LOT 1355
Roman Iridescent Turquoise Glass Unguentarium
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
4 7/8 in. (44.2 grams, 12.5 cm).
Formed of thick glass with a flattened base and a long, tubular neck with an everted rim; repaired.
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 1355
Roman Iridescent Turquoise 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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