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127 - SET OF FOUR GLASS BALSAM JARS
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SET OF FOUR GLASS BALSAM JARS Blown glass H.: 4.5 to 10.8 cm Roman art, 1st–3rd century A.D. The set consists of, from left to right, a small pear-shaped balsam bottle with a short neck; two balsam bottles with globular bodies and long cylindrical necks with rimmed lips, made of translucent bluish-green glass; and a larger balsam bottle made of brown glass. The latter features a globular body, a tall, funnel-shaped neck, and a tubular spout attached to the side of the body. Earthy deposits and iridescence are present throughout the set. A group of four glass balsamaria Comprising, from left to right, a small piriform balsamarium with a short neck, and two balsamaria with a globular body and a tall cylindrical neck with a folded rim, made of translucent blue-green glass. The fourth, larger balsamarium is made of brown glass, with a globular body, a tall funnel-shaped neck, and a tubular spout attached to the side of the body. Earthy deposits and iridescence are visible throughout.
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