Lot 466
Glass-Wrapped Footed Balsamarium. Roman, c. 3rd to 4th century AD. Height: 4-1/2". A richly textured version of the usual twin-handled tubular vessel with folded integral foot. In a thick green glass, the piece is solid and heavy, with thickly rimmed mouth, and the whole body encircled with spirally trailed glass of the same color. Intact and pristine, with remains of easily cleanable dirt. Choice and scarce. Cf. Ede, Collecting Antiquities, fig. 308-c, for a closely similar example.
Estimated Value $600 - 800.
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