Lot 60
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Late Roman / early Byzantine Period, ca. 4th to 6th century CE. An unusual mold-blown flask composed of translucent, aubergine-hued glass. The vessel is defined by a slight concave base, a body with a hemispherical bottom half and a conical top half with a carinated separated rib, a corseted neck base and a tubular neck, and an out-folded rim with an upward-projecting, fire-polished rim. Thick areas of encrustations are scattered across the exterior surface, with lovely silvery and rainbow-hued iridescence complementing the amethyst-hued vessel. Size: 3" W x 6.125" H (7.6 cm x 15.6 cm).
Published in "Shining Vessels: Ancient Glass from Greek, Roman and Islamic Times." Fortuna Fine Arts, Ltd., New York, 1991, p. 61, fig. 103.
For a stylistically-similar example, please see "3000 Jahre Glaskunst von der Antike bis zum Jugendstil." Kunstmuseum Luzern, Lucerne, 1981, p. 98, fig. 362.
For another stylistically-similar example without the out-folded rib, please see "The Constable-Maxwell Collection of Ancient Glass." Sotheby's Parke Bernet, London, 4 June, 1979, p. 125, fig. 219.
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection
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- Condition: Repaired from multiple large pieces with some light adhesive residue and earthen stabilization material along break lines. Minor nicks to rim, body, and base, with some light encrustations across the exterior. Nice earthen deposits as well as great silver and rainbow iridescence throughout.
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