Description:

Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A delicate mold-formed, semi-translucent glass unguent-holding container with a concave base and smooth pontil scar, a reverse piriform body with a projecting lower rib, a slightly-constricted neck base, a narrow tubular neck, and a thin, flared rim, all in a beautiful cobalt blue hue. The weathering film accumulated within the body has created a lovely layer of silvery iridescence which clings to the interior walls and only helps to accentuate the vessel's deep sapphire color. Size: 1.875" W x 3.375" H (4.8 cm x 8.6 cm).

Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection

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#135009

  • Condition: Surface wear and minor abrasions commensurate with age, small loss to area of rim, and light roughness along base. Nice earthen deposits and silvery iridescence mainly on interior of body. Old sticker residue on base.

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