Description:

Roman, late Imperial Period, ca. late 3rd to early 5th century CE. A beautiful sprinkler flask that is mold-formed from translucent, green-hued glass with integral streaks of red-purple glass along the neck and upper body. Sprinkler flasks were designed for conservatively dispensing perfumes or scented oils while mitigating the rapid evaporation of its contents. The vessel rests upon a narrow base with a rough pontil scar and has a compressed spherical body, a constricted neck base, and a cylindrical neck surmounted by a thick, rolled rim. The body exhibits a wonderful net-style motif with large circles within some of the diamond-shaped forms, and the entire vessel is accentuated with thin layers of silvery and rainbow-hued iridescence. Size: 2.4" W x 3.6" H (6.1 cm x 9.1 cm)

Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection, purchased prior to 2003

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#135263

  • Condition: Minor abrasions to base, neck, and rim, with light weathering film, micro-bubbling within glass matrix, and light encrustations, 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. Light earthen deposits and nice iridescence throughout.

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