A Roman aubergine and opaque white marbled glass flask, the elongated tapering body with pointed base, with cylindrical neck and horizontal inward-folded rim, the whole with marbled decoration; and a blue glass unguentarium, with tall slender tapering body and neck with everted rim (slightly offset) -- 6¼in. (15.8cm.) and 5 7/8in. (14.9cm.) high respectively, 1st Century A.D.

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A Roman aubergine and opaque white marbled glass flask, the elongated tapering body with pointed base, with cylindrical neck and horizontal inward-folded rim, the whole with marbled decoration; and a blue glass unguentarium, with tall slender tapering body and neck with everted rim (slightly offset) -- 6¼in. (15.8cm.) and 5 7/8in. (14.9cm.) high respectively, 1st Century A.D.
See Colour Plate 1 for item one (2)

Provenance

Item one: Benzian Collection: sold Sotheby's, London, 7 July 1994, lot 73.

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