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THBRoman Glass Unguentarium - ex Sotheby's & ex Museum
Lot 84
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Gallery
Jun 20, 2019
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2019-06-20 10:00:00
2019-06-20 10:00:00
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Around the world & back in time - be amazed at the treasures you will find. Antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian Icons, Fine Art, much more! All categories, all price ranges.. all legal Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Roman, early Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. An stunning unguent-holding container formed from semi-translucent glass of a pale-yellow hue. The candlestick-form vessel has a wide, compressed lower body with a concave base and a smooth pontil scar, a sloping shoulder, a gently-tapering cylindrical neck, and a flared rim with a smoothed lip. Glass vessels like this example were typically used to store precious scented oils and large quantities of perfumes, and were an elegant additional to any Roman woman's bathroom accoutrements. Fiery layers of rainbow-hued iridescence are visible across the composition and nicely accentuate its soft honey-yellow color. Size: 4" W x 7.3" H (10.2 cm x 18.5 cm).
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private optometrist collection, New Jersey, USA; ex-Cleveland Museum, with old museum label reading "04/2 X 25" beneath base; ex-Sotheby's Parke Bernet (February 3, 1971, lot 245)
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#146335Minor abrasions to neck, body, and base, with light encrustations and weathering film, and some micro-bubbling within the glass matrix, otherwise intact and excellent. A smooth pontil scar indicates it wore away over time or was intentionally smoothed. Nice earthen deposits as well as stunning rainbow iridescence throughout. Old inventory label and old Cleveland Museum label beneath base.Condition
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