Lot Essay
For a related example see no. 77 in Harden, Glass of the Caesars.
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EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN, CIRCA 5TH CENTURY A.D.
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A BYZANTINE GLASS QUADRUPLE UNGUENTARIUM
Eastern Mediterranean, Circa 5th Century A.D.
Green in color, free-blown and pinched to create four compartments, with a square base and a slightly flaring rim, two sides with dark green folded ribbon thread along their length, which, together with the rim, supports an elaborate towering handle of dark green folded ribbon thread, topped with a small central knob
11¾ in. (29.8 cm) high
Eastern Mediterranean, Circa 5th Century A.D.
Green in color, free-blown and pinched to create four compartments, with a square base and a slightly flaring rim, two sides with dark green folded ribbon thread along their length, which, together with the rim, supports an elaborate towering handle of dark green folded ribbon thread, topped with a small central knob
11¾ in. (29.8 cm) high