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LARGE COLLECTION OF ROMAN GLASS UNGUENTARIA.
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LARGE COLLECTION OF ROMAN GLASS UNGUENTARIA.
Estimate £450 - £900
Voluntary lot
Description
LARGE COLLECTION OF ROMAN GLASS UNGUENTARIA.
Ca. AD 1 - 400.
A collection of nine glass unguentaria, including, from left to right: a bottle with a small piriform body and a tall cylindrical neck; a bottle with a broad globular body and a long neck; a bottle with concave sides and a short upright neck; three bottles with elongated piriform bodies and long narrow necks, one in bright blue glass and two in pale glass; two bottles with rounded bodies and short cylindrical necks; and a bottle with a long tapering body ending in an everted rim.
Size: 75-125mm x 25-40mm; Weight: 170g
Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired on the London art market; previously in the collection of D. Ruskin, Oxford, 1990s.
About the sale
FINE ANCIENT ART AND ANTIQUITIES - THE PRINCE COLLECTION
Auction location
Auction time
06/21/2026 at 2:00 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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