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LOT 0849
Roman Pale Green Glass Tall Unguentarium
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
4 1/2 in. (26.6 grams, 11.6 cm).
Bell-shaped body with tubular neck and 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.258-259, nos.375-378, for similar unguentaria.
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