Property from a Private Collection
A Roman Green Glass Unguentarium, circa 4th century A.D.
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December 17, 01:08 PM GMT
Estimate
800 - 1,200 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Private Collection
A Roman Green Glass Unguentarium
circa 4th century A.D.
the body free-blown and pattern-moulded, with an everted neck and inward folding rim, on tripod feet, the body wound with an openwork spiral trail, and applied twin handles.
Height 9 cm.
Ernst and Marthe Kofler-Truniger Collection, Lucerne
Christie's, London, Ancient Glass, Formerly the Kofler-Truniger Collection, March 5th and 6th, 1985, no. 24, illus.
acquired by the current owner at the above sale
Christie's, London, Ancient Glass, Formerly the Kofler-Truniger Collection, March 5th and 6th, 1985, no. 24, illus.
acquired by the current owner at the above sale
Kunstmuseum Luzern, "3000 Jahre Glaskunst von der Antike bis zum Jugendstil", July 19th-September 13th, 1981
PUBLISHED
Beat Rütti,
3000 Jahre Glaskunst von der Antike bis zum Jugendstil, Lucerne, 1981, p. 123, no. 507