Bidspirit auction | ROMAN GLASS DOUBLE UNGUENTARIUM

ROMAN GLASS DOUBLE UNGUENTARIUM - Ca. AD 300 - 500.A Late Roman double unguentarium, free-blown from translucent glass with attractive yellow hues. The vessel exhibits a pair of cylindrical chambers that are fused in the centre, necks that taper towards the thick rims, and a handle that arches from rim to shoulder. The entire vessel is covered with flaky layers of silvery and rainbow-hued iridescence.Size: 157mm x 44mm; Weight: 45.78gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s.