Roman Glass Long Neck Unguentarium
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Description
Roman, Imperial Period, Holyland, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A beautiful free-blown unguentarium (or perfume bottle), fashioned from a pale-green glass, with a thin overall composition. A concave base features a smooth pontil, and a lengthy neck and flared rim stem upwards from a corseted base atop the bell-shaped body. Scattered areas of fiery silver and rainbow-hued iridescence imbue this vessel with a colorful flare. Size: 8.25" H (21 cm).
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Elinor Katz collection, purchased from Barakat Antiquities, Jerusalem, Israel, in the 1970s
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#131253
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Elinor Katz collection, purchased from Barakat Antiquities, Jerusalem, Israel, in the 1970s
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.
#131253
Condition
Expected age-commensurate surface wear, with minor nicks to body and neck, otherwise intact and excellent. Nice earthen deposits as well as silvery and rainbow iridescence throughout.
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Roman Glass Long Neck Unguentarium
Estimate $600 - $900
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