Lot 20
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A ROMAN GREEN GLASS TRIPLE BALSAMARIUM

4TH CENTURY A.D., EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN

Details
A ROMAN GREEN GLASS TRIPLE BALSAMARIUM
4TH CENTURY A.D., EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN
The flask pinched to form three conjoined tubular phials, a thread wound spirally around the body and three 'frilled' trail handles running up the sides of each tube, another thick trail around the body above the rounded base, three arched handles (two restored) attached to the tubular inward-folded rim, silvery iridescence
6¼in. (16 cm.) high
Provenance
Plesch collection (AGv 16hB); acquired from P. Wengraf, London, June 1971.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis. Please note that the lots of Iranian origin are subject to U.S. trade restrictions which currently prohibit the import into the United States. Similar restrictions may apply in other countries.

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Lot Essay

EXHIBITED AND PUBLISHED:
50th Anniversary Exhibition of The Circle of Glass Collectors, Broadfield House Glass Museum and the Pilkington Glass Museum, 1987-1988, no. 7.

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