117. Roman unguentarium, c.1st century AD
Glass
Height: 23.5cm
11571 TA
£ 2,200.00
Phial blown in clear amber-orange glass, of graceful form, with tall neck and teardrop shaped body tapering to a peg base, the lip folded. Broken across the neck, iridescence in...
Phial blown in clear amber-orange glass, of graceful form, with tall neck and teardrop shaped body tapering to a peg base, the lip folded. Broken across the neck, iridescence in particular to the top half of the neck.
Provenance
Private collection, Montreal, Canada; acquired in the 1980sAnonymous sale; Heritage of Civilization, Brooklyn, USA, 23rd October 2016, lot 184E
Nico F. Bijnsdorp, The Netherlands; acquired from the above sale, collection number NFB 342
