Ira and Larry Goldberg Auctioneers
Auction 98 6-7 Jun 2017
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Roman Judaea, 1st-2nd Century AD., Lot of Two Stylish Unguentaria. Lot of two delicate long-necked bottles blown from clear and green glass. Similar in form, but the smaller features a flattened ovoid body, while the larger has a constricted neck and a hemispherical body with a deeply concave base. Both are intact and perfect. The smaller bottle has a translucent to nearly opaque white and silvery gold iridescence. The larger piece displays a brownish green to silver iridescence. A handsome pair, with distinctive shapes. Height: smaller 4½"; larger 8".
Cf. For smaller, G.A.E. Vol. 1, pl. 67; and A.G. 1.75. For larger, Newark fig. 425. Estimate Value $200 - 400
Ex Goldberg's Coin, Collectibles, and Memorabilia Auction of June 2-5, 2002, lot 4709;Ex June 1986, Superior Galleries Sale of the bankrupt assets of the International Diamond Corporation. The ancient Roman glass was acquired thru Rafi Brown in the early 1980's.
Cf. For smaller, G.A.E. Vol. 1, pl. 67; and A.G. 1.75. For larger, Newark fig. 425. Estimate Value $200 - 400
Ex Goldberg's Coin, Collectibles, and Memorabilia Auction of June 2-5, 2002, lot 4709;Ex June 1986, Superior Galleries Sale of the bankrupt assets of the International Diamond Corporation. The ancient Roman glass was acquired thru Rafi Brown in the early 1980's.