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Candlestick Unguentarium
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Circa 1st-3rd Century AD
10.9cm tall.
ex Apollux
Roman glass candlestick unguentarium with flared rim and flattened base, possibly from Syria.
Fully intact with nice mottled green iridescence.
" ... they drove about in chariots with seats, through the woods and groves, just as wild beasts do, holding in their hands the sacred frankincense, and the fragrant dates, and cassia, and the delicate perfumes of Syria."
~ Melanippides of Melos (Danaides)
Update;
This item donated to the Hallie Ford museum in Salem Oregon.
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![Candlestick Unguentarium
Circa 1st-3rd Century AD
10.9cm tall.
ex Apollux
Roman glass candlestick unguentarium with flared rim and flattened base, possibly from Syria.
Fully intact with nice mottled green iridescence.
[i]" ... they drove about in chariots with seats, through the woods and groves, just as wild beasts do, holding in their hands the sacred frankincense, and the fragrant dates, and cassia, and the delicate perfumes of Syria."[/i]
~ Melanippides of Melos (Danaides)
Update;
This item donated to the Hallie Ford museum in Salem Oregon.](albums/userpics/21312/normal__1RomanGlass.JPG "Click to view full size image
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Candlestick Unguentarium
Circa 1st-3rd Century AD
10.9cm tall.
ex Apollux
Roman glass candlestick unguentarium with flared rim and flattened base, possibly from Syria.
Fully intact with nice mottled green iridescence.
[i]\" ... they drove about in chariots with seats, through the woods and groves, just as wild beasts do, holding in their hands the sacred frankincense, and the fragrant dates, and cassia, and the delicate perfumes of Syria.\"[/i]
~ Melanippides of Melos (Danaides)
Update;
This item donated to the Hallie Ford museum in Salem Oregon.")
