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LOT 0861

Estimate
GBP (£) 400 - 600
EUR (€) 460 - 690
USD ($) 540 - 800

ROMAN PALE-BLUE GLASS HANDLED UNGUENTARIUM WITH TRAIL
3RD-5TH CENTURY A.D.
6 in. (67 grams, 15.5 cm).

Comprising a piriform body and flared mouth with applied trails; strap handle above extending to two lateral loops; applied zigzag to lower body and applied foot.

PROVENANCE:
Acquired on the European art market in the early 2000s.
with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION
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