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1379 - LARGE COLLECTION OF ROMAN GLASS UNGUENTARIA Ca.

Estimate £450 - £900

Description

LARGE COLLECTION OF ROMAN GLASS UNGUENTARIA Ca. AD 100 - 400. A collection of 10 glass unguentaria and vessels, including, from left to right: an aqua glass bottle with a cylindrical body, short neck, and folded rim; a squat vessel with a globular body, short neck, and broad disc rim; three tall unguentaria with pear-shaped bodies, long narrow necks, and everted rims; a blue glass flask with a globular body and slender neck; four further unguentaria with tubular or rounded bodies and long cylindrical necks. For similar see: V. Arveiller-Doulong et M.-D. Nenna, Le verres antiques du Musee du Louvre, Cat. 845, 781, Size: 60-135mm x 20-60mm; Weight: 300g Provenance: From a private London collection; earlier present on the French art market in the 1980s.

About the sale FINE ANCIENT ART AND ANTIQUITIES - THE PRINCE COLLECTION

Auction location

Auction time 10/04/2026 at 2:00 PM

Pictures credits:

Apollo Art Auctions Ltd