Lot no. 810
PAIR OF LATE ROMAN GLASS VESSELS.
Ca. AD 200 - 400
A pair of glass vessels, including, from left to right: a double balsamarium composed of two tubular vials joined along their long sides and rounded at the base, the exterior closely wound with horizontal trails and further zigzag trails draped over the shoulder; and a small bowl with a wide funnel-shaped mouth above a short cylindrical lower body.
Size: 75-110mm x 35-110mm; Weight: 105g.
Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired on the London art market; formerly in the private collection of D. Ruskin, Oxford, 1990s.
For similar see: The Louvre Museum, Entry number: MNC 1826.
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