Details
A Roman pale green glass double balsamarium, with applied dark turquoise twin handles; a balsamarium with single phial, on slightly conical foot, twin applied handles from everted rim -- 4in. (10.2cm.) high av., both circa 4th Century A.D.; a tall slender aubergine glass flask, the elongated body tapering to pointed base, with everted rim, dark blue iridescence -- 6in. (15.2cm.) high, circa 1st Century A.D.; five pale green glass unguentaria, with tall cylindrical necks and six shorter squat unguentaria and jars, with pear shaped or rounded shaped bodies -- 2in. (5cm.) to 5¼in. (13.3cm.), all 2nd-3rd Century A.D.; two Islamic dark blue glass 'molar' flasks, each with wheel-cut decoration -- 3 1/8in. (8cm.) high max.; and two miniature vessels, a green ink well?, repaired and a jar with cut decoration -- 1 3/8in. (3.5cm.) high max., all circa 9th Century A.D.
See Colour Plate 1 for items one and two (18)
See Colour Plate 1 for items one and two (18)
Provenance
Mainly with individual 'Gaze Cooper collection' labels, with handwritten ink collection number.