COLLECTION OF ROMAN GLASS UNGUENTARIA

Ca. AD 200 - 400. A collection of three glass unguentaria, all blown in translucent greenish glass. Each vessel has a tall, cylindrical neck and a pear-shaped body. The rims are lightly flared and thickened, with slight variations in contour. For similar see: C. S. Lightfoot, The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art, The Glass, Cat. 251. Size: 120-130mm x 55-60mm; Weight: 155g Provenance: Ex. Russkin collection, formed in the 1980s.