Ca. 300-400 AD. A finely modelled double Balsamarium in pale green glass. The vessel is composed of two conjoined tubular phials with slightly flared and thickened rims. For a similar see Roman Glass in the Corning Museum Volume 1-3. Ancient and Islamic Glass in the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, p. 115, nos. 194-198. For an introduction to Roman glass see: Brill, R.H., 1967: "A Great Glass Slab from Ancient Galilee," Archaeology. Charleston, R.J., 1978: "Glass Furnaces through the Ages," Journal of Glass Studies 20. Fleming, S.J., 1999: Roman Glass: Reflections on Cultural Change, Appendix A (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Museum). Grose, D.F., 1989: Early Ancient Glass, various sections (New York: Hudson Hills).Size: L:185mm / W:73mm; 84gProvenance: Private London collection; acquired in the 1990s on the UK art market. Exhibited: Olympia Art & Antiques fair, London June 2022.