Roman spindle unguentarium, c.2nd-3rd century AD
Glass
Height: 8cm
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Free-blown in heavy viridian glass, the spindle unguentarium has a slight constriction at the base of the tall cylindrical neck, an outplayed and flattened rim and a short conical body. Intact, some multi-coloured iridescence.
Provenance
Charles Ede Ltd, London, UKJonathan Brayne, UK; gifted from the above prior to 2000
Literature
For a larger example compare J.W. Hayes, Roman and Pre-Roman Glass in the Royal Ontario Museum (Toronto, 1975), no.166
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