A Roman amber glass ribbed flask

1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

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A Roman amber glass ribbed flask
1st-2nd Century A.D.
The cylindrical neck with everted rim, the pear-shaped body with nine pinched vertical ribs and traces of trailed decoration, the whole with silver iridescence, 2 5/8in. (6.6cm.) high; another amber glass flask, with pear-shaped body, tall cylindrical neck and inward-folded rim, 4¼in. (10.5cm.) high; and two amber glass unguentaria with bulbous bodies and tall cylindrical necks, 5in. (12.7cm.) and 3¾in. (9.5cm.) high (4)

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