Description:

**Originally Listed At $750**

Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A gorgeous opaque yellow glass vessel, free blown to have a bulbous base and a long, tapering, thin neck ending in a small, flared mouth. The glass of the mouth is particularly delicate, revealing the skill of the artisan who made the piece. The glass it is made from has curved bands of a creamier yellow in it that have expanded across the body as the vessel was blown. The surface is covered with a shimmering silvery iridescence. An item like this, with a larger body and narrow neck, was probably made to prevent evaporation of some precious liquid like perfume or unguent. Size: 2" W x 3" H (5.1 cm x 7.6 cm)

Provenance: The Dere Family Collection, New York, USA, assembled 1970s-2000s; ex-S.K. Heninger Collection, North Carolina, USA, acquired in 1970s

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  • Condition: Intact, with light deposits on surface. Attractive silvery iridescence on surface. There is no pontil scar, but it must have worn away as the vessel was free blown. 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.

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