Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A splendid trio of Roman glass unguentaria, all boasting beautiful, scattered areas of shimmering iridescence. Both free-blown from translucent blue-green glass, two of the vessels present teardrop forms with rounded bases, ovoid bodies, elongated necks, and flared rims. Alternatively, the last unguentarium was mold-made to display a conical form with a recessed, horizontal band wrapping midway up the body, all supported by a concave base. Size of largest: 1.3" Diameter x 5.3" H (3.3 cm x 13.5 cm)

Provenance: East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, acquired before 2010

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Two of the more petite vessels have been professionally repaired with break lines visible and partial loss to rim of petite teardrop vessel. Otherwise, largest is intact and all 3 are excellent with shimmering iridescence and earthen films to interior. Both teardrop-form vessels have pontil mark on base. A pontil scar or mark indicates that a vessel was free-blown, while the absence of such a mark suggests that the work was either mold-blown or that the mark was intentionally smoothed away or wore away over time.