Bidspirit auction | COLLECTION OF ROMAN GLASS UNGUENTARIA


COLLECTION OF ROMAN GLASS UNGUENTARIA - Ca. AD 1 - 200. A collection of six glass vessels. The first flask on the left has an apple-shaped body, a long, cylindrical neck, and a rounded rim. The second is very similar in form, with a comparable build. The third has a more slender, elongated body tapering gradually towards the neck. The fourth displays a more rounded, swollen body with a narrower neck. The fifth is a candlestick unguentarium with a flattened body and a very long neck. The sixth is a sprinkler flask with a domed body, tubular neck, and a folded, inward-curving mouth. For similar see: Anastassios Antonaras, Ancient Glasses in the Paul Getty Museum, 2025, Inv. 327. Size: 100-150mm x 50-65mm; Weight: 170g 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.