Description:

Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A delicate pair of free-blown glass flasks, or unguentariums, each crafted with a spherical body, a tall neck, and a flared rim. The smaller flask features a translucent pale green hue, while the larger exhibits a slightly opaque aquamarine blue. Such flasks were essential in a wealthy Roman woman's toilette, used to store oils, scented perfumes, and other precious substances, with the elongated necks designed to minimize evaporation. Size of largest: 2.5" Diameter x 5" H (6.4 cm x 12.7 cm)

Provenance: private London, UK collection; ex-private collection; ex-Mr. R. Unger collection, previously with a London gallery, acquired in the 1970s on the UK art market

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#190229

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  • Both are intact! Mineral and earthen encrustations on exterior and interior surfaces of both and areas of iridescence.

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