Lot 97G
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. A fabulous free-blown transparent glass oinochoe, presenting beautiful hues of pale blue-green and an elegant form comprised of a globular body, a tubular neck, a trefoil spout, and an applied trail handle - all upon a concave base with a nice pontil mark. The body is further adorned by elegant ribs accentuating its curved profile. Noteworthy are the areas of internal silvery and rainbow-hued iridescence which imbue the vessel with a brilliant, effervescent coloration. An exemplary oinochoe demonstrating the proficiency of Roman glass-blowing! Size: 6.375" H (16.2 cm)
Pliny the Elder paid homage to the beauty of the many hues created in hand-blown glass, including white, as well as colorless translucent glass, "There is, furthermore, opaque white glass and others that reproduce the appearance of fluor-spar, blue sapphires or lapis lazuli, and, indeed, glass exists in any color . . . However, the most highly valued glass is colorless and transparent, as closely as possible resembling rock-crystal." (Pliny, Natural History XXXVI.198 from "Solid Liquid" catalogue, Fortuna Fine Arts, New York, 1999, p. 64.)
Provenance: private Davis Collection, Houston, Texas, USA; ex-Bonhams London Antiquities Auction, 8 May, 2013, part of lot 186; ex-Barbara Gersch collection, California, USA, acquired in 1993
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- Condition: There is a fissure to mid-section of handle that has never been repaired. Minor internal air bubbles dating to creation of the vessel. Earthen deposits. Beautiful internal iridescence.
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