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LOT 0639

Sold for (Inc. bp): £91

ROMAN PALE GREEN GLASS UNGUENTARIUM
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
5 in. (27.2 grams, 12.5 cm high).

The lower body of piriform shape, cylindrical neck and everted rim; iridescent surfaces.

PROVENANCE:
Acquired 1969-1999.
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, thence by descent.

LITERATURE:
Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1870,0402.743, for similar.

CONDITION
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