Bidspirit auction | COLLECTION OF ROMAN GLASS UNGUENTARIA

COLLECTION OF ROMAN GLASS UNGUENTARIA - Ca. AD 1 - 200. A collection of five glass vessels. The first vessel on the left has a pear-shaped body and a tall, cylindrical neck terminating in a folded rim. The second stands out with its flattened disc-like body and an unusually elongated neck. The third returns to the standard form, with a pear-shaped body, tapering shoulder, and a cylindrical neck with a folded rim. The fourth follows a similar construction, with a more globular body. The fifth on the far right also has a pear-shaped body and a tall, cylindrical neck, slightly flaring at the rim. For similar see: The North Carolina Museum of Art, Object Number: 94.7.4; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 91.1.1344; The Corning Museum of Glass, Accession Number 56.1.104; Anastassios Antonaras, Ancient Glasses in the Paul Getty Museum, 2025, Inv. 340. Size: 120-170mm x 40-55mm; Weight: 225g Provenance: Ex. Russkin collection, formed in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.