Description:

**First Time At Auction**

Roman, late Imperial Period, ca. 4th century CE. A beautiful sprinkler flask meant to conservatively dispense scented oils and perfumes, free-blown from translucent glass of a verdant yellow-green hue. The vessel features a concave base with a smooth pontil scar, an apple-shaped body with several pattern-molded diagonal ribs, a dramatically constricted neck hole, a broad, collared rim, and a pair of trail handles bearing pinched tabs. The exterior surfaces are enveloped in thick, fiery layers of silvery and rainbow-hued iridescence that elegantly accentuate the vessel's attractive spring green color. Size: 3.125" W x 2.8" H (7.9 cm x 7.1 cm)

Provenance: private Florida, USA collection, purchased at the Archaeological Center auction, Tel Aviv, Israel (January 20, 2010, lot 107); ex-Gershon Bineth collection, Israel

All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.

A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.

We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.

#151610

  • Condition: Loss to one upper pinched tab on one handle as shown. Minor abrasions and nicks to base, body, handles, and rim, with light encrustations, micro-bubbling within glass matrix, and minor weathering film. 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. Nice earthen deposits as well as wonderful silver and rainbow iridescence throughout.

Accepted Forms of Payment:

American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Shipping

Auction House will ship, at Buyer's expense

March 26, 2020 8:00 AM MDT
Louisville, CO, US

Artemis Fine Arts

You agree to pay a buyer's premium of 24.5% and any applicable taxes and shipping.

View full terms and conditions

Bid Increments
From: To: Increments:
$0 $299 $25
$300 $999 $50
$1,000 $1,999 $100
$2,000 $4,999 $250
$5,000 $9,999 $500
$10,000 $19,999 $1,000
$20,000 $49,999 $2,500
$50,000 $99,999 $5,000
$100,000 $199,999 $10,000
$200,000 + $20,000