Lot 2221
Two Colorful, Iridescent Unguentaria. Roman, 1st-2nd century AD. Both of similar type, and blown from a pale aqua glass. Each with cylindrical necks, lightly constricted at the base, flat everted mouths, with the larger having a piriform body, the smaller more conical. Both intact and perfect. The larger with areas of opaque creme-silver iridescence in soft shimmering greens and magentas, with like transparent colors over the rest of the bottle. The smaller bottle similar, but more evenly colored in silvery blues and violets, with areas of a more vivid green. Heights: 5-5/8"; 5-1/2". A handsome pair.
Estimated Value $300 - 400.
Cf. Newark 401ff. Both said to have been acquired in Istanbul in 1970.
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