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LOT 0896
Roman Pale Blue Glass Candlestick Unguentarium
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
4 3/4 in. (25.7 grams, 12.2 cm).
Bulbous body with a tubular neck with a rolled rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from Shirley Warren Antique Glass, Surrey, UK.
From the collection of a Bedfordshire, UK, lady.
Cf. Lightfoot, C.S., The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art: Ancient Glass, New York, 2017, pp.238-239, 242 nos.345, 352, for similar unguentaria.
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LOT 0896
Roman Pale Blue Glass Candlestick Unguentarium
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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