A Roman Glass Double Balsamarium with Applied Handles, ca. 4th century CE

Acquired in Phoenicia (Lebanon), a double green glass flask with glass thread trailed horizontally around the middle of the body.  Four fragments of the applied handles remain attached; two on either side of the mouth and two emerging a little way down the body.  Smithsonian museum number 299750 applied in black paint to the body. Reference: Hayes J. W. Roman and Pre-Roman Glass in the Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, 1975. Susan H. Auth "Ancient Glass at the Newark Museum from the Eugene Schaefer collection" (1976).  Published: McGovern-Huffman, S. "Magical, Mystical Roman Glass, the Lenman/Stohlman Collection of Ancient Roman Glass" (2012) pg 63.   Dimensions: Height: 4 1/2 inches (11.5 centimeters)  Condition:  There is fragile iridescence on the outside and inside, much of the inside is covered with a light layer of iridescence and dirt.  Most of both handles have been lost and small sections of the trailed decoration are also missing.  Otherwise intact, with museum-quality custom m