Lot no. 787
ROMAN GLASS DOUBLE BALSAMARIUM WITH HANDLE. Ca. AD 300 A pale green translucent glass double balsamarium composed of two elongated tubular vials joined along their long sides. From the shoulders, an applied trail is drawn up and folded at the rims to form a broad arched handle. Size: 155mm x 70mm; Weight: 55g. Provenance: Private London collection; previously acquired from a Belgian collection (1980s-1990s). For similar see: M. Kelly, A Study of Late Hellenistic and Early Roman Glass Finds in Jerusalem from Excavated Sites: Understanding Local Production and the Economic Status of the Population from the Time of the Hasmoneans to Hadrian, Fig. 14.2.
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