Description:

Roman, late Imperial Period, ca. 4th century CE. An attractive bottle formed from free-blown glass of a yellow-green hue. The vessel presents with a concave base and smooth pontil scar, a spherical body with a rounded shoulder, a slightly corseted neck, and a tall funnel-form mouth with a rounded rim. The body is embellished with nine pinched vertical ribs, and an additional pair of horizontal ribs are displayed just beneath the rim of the mouth. Gorgeous silvery and rainbow-hued iridescence has formed across the entire composition. Lucite display stand for photography purposes only. Size: 2.875" W x 4.5" H (7.3 cm x 11.4 cm)

Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection

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#139763

  • Condition: Minor abrasions to base, body, and mouth, with micro-bubbling within glass matrix, and light encrustations beneath base, 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. Wonderful silver and rainbow iridescence throughout.

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