Description:

Roman, early Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A fine flask of a petite form, free-blown from glass of a pale-yellow hue. The vessel has a round but stable base with a smooth pontil scar, a spherical body which tapers to a sloping shoulder, a narrow cylindrical neck, and a flared rim. A threadlike trail of pale-yellow glass wraps around the neck to base and imbues a sense of elegance and personalization to the bottle. Fine layers of rainbow-hued iridescence are scattered across the bottle. Lucite display stand for photography purposes only. Size: 1.9" W x 3" H (4.8 cm x 7.6 cm).

For a few stylistically-similar examples, please see "Solid Liquid: Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Islamic Glass." Fortuna Fine Arts, Ltd., New York, 2000, p. 62, fig. 100-101.

Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-Gorny & Mosch, München (auction 260, December 18, 2018, lot 322); ex-private H.G. collection, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, acquired between 1970 and 1999

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#146916

  • Condition: Neck reattached along shoulder, with small chips and light adhesive residue along break lines. Small abrasions and nicks to rim, body, trailing, and base, with encrustations within the interior, and light weathering film. Light earthen deposits as well as faint rainbow iridescence throughout.

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