ANCIENT ROMAN GLASS COLLECTION OF FIVE FLASKS
Ca. 100-300 AD.
A fine group of five distinctly shaped glass flasks used to store perfumed oil, or unguentum. The shapes in this lot include globular, piriform, and cylindrical. These glass vessels were an integral part of life in the Roman Empire, used for religious ceremonies, personal grooming, and medicinal purposes in the home.
Size: L:35-125mm / W:15-70mm ; 135g
Provenance: Property of a North London gentleman; previously acquire on the UK/European art market in the 1980s.
Estimate: GBP 250 - 500