Description:

Roman, Eastern Mediterranean, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A slender unguentarium with a rough pontil scar beneath the base and a flared rim, all free-blown from blue-green glass. A pair of glass trail handles conjoin the rim and shoulder and create a delicate presentation. Layers of rainbow iridescence cover the surfaces in color. Size: 1.2" W x 3.875" H (3 cm x 9.8 cm)

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private 5th Avenue, New York, USA collection, whose apartment overlooked the Guggenheim Museum

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#177790

  • Condition: Repair to neck with small chips and light adhesive residue along break lines. Light abrasions and earthen deposits, with roughness along pontil scar, otherwise in very good condition. Nice iridescence throughout.

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