LARGE ROMAN GLASS UNGUENTARIUM

Ca. AD 200-300
An unguentarium blown from greenish glass with a bulbous lower body and a slightly concave base. The body merges with a tubular neck culminating in a rounded rim. In the Roman world, glass unguentaria such as this one were used to store and apply various cosmetic and medicinal oils and ointments.
Size: 140mm x 80mm; Weight: 110g
Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s.
Estimate: GBP 400 - 600