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LOT 0117
Roman Sheet-Silver Pyxis in the form of a Column
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (14.2 grams, 83 mm).
Formed as a fluted column on a square, stepped base; separate poppy-shaped lid; fine cracks to the rim.
ProvenanceEx Herbert A. Cahn, Basel, 1990s.
Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00037854.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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LOT 0117
Roman Sheet-Silver Pyxis in the form of a Column
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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A lachrymatory (from Latin lacrima, tear) is a type of earthenware or, more commonly, glass container found in Roman and Greek tombs, thought to be bottles into which the relatives of the deceased had dropped their tears. They most likely contained ointments, and the discovery of so many of these containers (unguentaria) in tombs is due to the use of ointments in funeral ceremonies. These lachrymatories are usually shaped like a spindle or flask with a long neck and a bulb-shaped body.
