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Lot 337

Two Roman green glass balsamaria
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15 October 2008, 10:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

£500 - £700

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Two Roman green glass balsamaria
Circa 4th-5th Century A.D.
A double balsamarium, with blue ribbon handles, the conjoint tubes with bands of turquoise spiral decoration, some mottled encrustation, restored; and another slender example, with fine trail handles, the conjoint tubes with bands of trail decoration, both 3¾in (9.5cm) high, silvery iridescence (2)

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Provenance:
Collected in London between 1965 and 1989

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