Lot 45A
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 3rd to 4th century CE. A gorgeous and sizable bottle that is free blown from translucent glass of a soft olive green hue. The vessel is defined by a slightly concave base with a smooth pontil scar, a tall, cylindrical body with a bulging shoulder, a tapered neck topped by a funnel-form mouth and a collared rim, and a thick trail handle that arches from rim to shoulder. This vessel was clearly meant as a utilitarian container for storing large amounts of finer liquids; however, its elegant form, attractive coloration, and layers of silvery and rainbow-hued iridescence make for an aesthetically pleasing example of fine Roman artistry! Size: 3.625" W x 7.9" H (9.2 cm x 20.1 cm)
For a stylistically similar example, please see "Solid Liquid: Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Islamic Art." Fortuna Fine Arts, Ltd., New York, 1999, p. 89, fig. 157.
Provenance: private Florida, USA collection; ex-Christie's, New York "Antiquities" auction (sale 2232, December 11, 2009, part of lot 71); ex-private American collection, acquired by family via descent between 1981 and 2000
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#151613
- Condition: Minor abrasions and encrustations to base, body, handle, and rim, with light weathering film, and micro-bubbling within glass matrix, otherwise intact and excellent. Pontil mark on underside of base. A pontil scar or mark indicates that a vessel was free-blown, while the absence of such a mark suggests that the work was either mold-blown or that the mark was intentionally smoothed away or wore away over time. Nice earthen deposits as well as wonderful silver and rainbow iridescence throughout.
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