Lot of 3 Roman Glass Unguents / Perfume Vials
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Roman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A dazzling trio of glass unguentaria, each boasting a gorgeous rainbow and violet-hued iridescence. Free-blown for translucent blue-green glass, the largest and most petite bottles each display a teardrop-shaped body with a rounded base, a long, attenuated neck, and a flared rim. The larger also presents a corseted neckline. The mid-size vessel is similarly formed from translucent blue-green glass but is covered in a dark weathering film making it appear deep gray or violet. It presents a concave base, a tiered body, a rounded shoulder, a cylindrical neck, and a broad rim. Size of largest: 1.2" Diameter x 5.3" H (3 cm x 13.5 cm)
Provenance: ex-East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, acquired before 2010
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#183572
Provenance: ex-East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, acquired before 2010
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#183572
Condition
Most petite has area of loss to rim and all have stable fissures in areas. Otherwise, 2 are intact and all are excellent with heavy weathering film to interior and beautiful iridescence to surface. Largest and most petite have pontil marks on underside of base.
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Lot of 3 Roman Glass Unguents / Perfume Vials
Estimate $600 - $900
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Owner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art
PhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts
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