**Originally Listed At $400**

Roman, Eastern Mediterranean, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A beautiful unguentarium, formed from semi-translucent glass of blue-green hues, with a cylindrical body adorned with thin, spiraling trails of glass. The slender vessel bears a petite rim and an upper body flanked by a pair of pulled trail handles with upturned lower terminals. Layers of windswept iridescence of silvery and rainbow colors envelop the exterior surfaces of this vessel. Size: 1.8" W x 4.1" H (4.6 cm x 10.4 cm); 4.3" H (10.9 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private prominent D.K. collection, New York, USA, acquired in the 2000s

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Chips and losses to some trailed decorations, with minor abrasions to base and body, encrustations and pitting in some areas, and light weathering film. Nice earthen deposits and wonderful iridescence throughout.