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Ancient Roman glass ‘candlestick’ unguentarium

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A Roman unguentarium in green glass, a type known as a ‘candlestick’ type because of its shape. The flask has a bell-shaped body, tall neck, with flattened rim and stands on a flat base indented towards the centre. The glass and crust exhibit attractive patches of iridescence.

Eastern Mediterranean: Circa 3rd century AD.

For similar examples see items 99-105 Ancient Glass in the Carnegie Museum of Natural History.

Complete and intact, with crusty accretions.
Height 20 cms (7.9 ins).

Provenance: Previously with a London gallery previously P.C. UK. Private collection.

(At the height of its popularity in Rome, glass was present in nearly every aspect of daily life. It was a particularly favoured container for precious, valuable liquids, such as expensive oils, perfumes, and medicines which were produced from all corners of the Roman Empire).
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£295.00  UK
$374.36  USA
357.42  EU
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Category Ancient Artifacts Date 3rd century AD.  Pre 16th Century Antiques Material Glass Origin European Item code as1213a045 / J234 Status Sold

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