Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 20th September 2023

Lot 1029

A Roman pale green glass double unguentarium

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £500

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Description

A Roman pale green glass double unguentarium
circa 3rd - 4th century AD
with two conjoined tubular phials with a spiral trail wound around both and with a pair of dolphin like applied handles,
14cm high, on a stand. (2)

Provenance
The Dolf Schut Collection, Maastricht.
Traudi and Peter Plesch Collection (AGv 14hD); acquired from Christopher Sheppard, September 1983.

Exhibited
Glass Collectors Circle Exhibition, 1987 - 88, No. 8.