Two Roman glass vessels
Circa 2nd-4th Century A.D.
A green glass candlestick unguentarium, of typical form with disc rim, 6½in (16.5cm) high; and a large green glass flask, with ground rim, the cylindrical neck slightly constricted towards the shoulder, with spherical body, 8½in (21.5cm) high (2)
Circa 2nd-4th Century A.D.
A green glass candlestick unguentarium, of typical form with disc rim, 6½in (16.5cm) high; and a large green glass flask, with ground rim, the cylindrical neck slightly constricted towards the shoulder, with spherical body, 8½in (21.5cm) high (2)
Sold for
£400
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
UK private collection, given as a gift to the present owner.
Acquired Sotheby's London, April 1978, lots 78 and 105. The unguentarium previously property of Sir Brian Young.
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