Bidspirit auction | ROMAN RIBBED GLASS UNGUENTARIUM

ROMAN RIBBED GLASS UNGUENTARIUM - Ca. AD 100 - 300.A Roman green glass unguentarium with a globular body and a rounded shoulder that tapers to a large, short neck with a flared rim. The vessel has areas of bright silvery and rainbow-hued iridescence. For similar see: C. Lightfoot, The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art: Ancient Glass (New York, 2017), Cat.197 and Cat.199.Size: 66-141mm x 25-32mm; Weight: 161gProvenance: Property of a private US collector; formerly in the UK collection, acquired from an estate sale.