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Roman Judaea, 3rd-5th Century AD, Ornately Handled Balsamarium. A stunning, very robust vessel fashioned from a tube of thick green glass with rolled rims at either end, then folded over at the center and heat joined. Folded trailings of thick, slightly darker glass project outwards at four sides, finishing with a strap-like bail handle at the top. Complete and perfect, with thick, opaque silvery iridescence, having lovely hints of blues, violets, greens, and occasional indigo. Exceptional and rare in this state of preservation. Height: 6/58". Estimate Value $1,500 - 2,000
Ex Goldberg's Manuscript Sale of Sept. 20, 2003, lot 473; 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.