ROMAN GLASS DOUBLE UNGUENTARIUM WITH GLASS THREAD DECORATION

Ca. AD 400. A pale green glass double unguentarium with two adjoining tubular compartments tapering towards the rounded base. The body is encircled by applied glass threads in a series of horizontal bands. At each side, a thick applied trail rises from the midsection to the rim, where it is folded, before continuing upwards to form a tall arched handle above the vessel. For similar see: The University of Colorado Boulder, 2008.18.2.18. Size: 150mm x 85mm; Weight: 75g Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired on the London art market; formerly in the private collection of D. Ruskin, Oxford, 1990s.