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LOT 0740

Roman Glass Candlestick Bottle

1ST CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.

3 3/8 in. (130 grams, 87 mm).

A bulbous light blue bottle with dimpled base, wide neck and flared rim.

Provenance

Ex London, UK, collection, 1980-1990s.

Literature

See Kelley, M., A study of Late Hellenistic and early Roman glass in Jerusalem from excavated sites: understanding local production and the economic status of the population from the time of the Hasmoneans to Hadrian, Jerusalem, 2012, pl.5, no.16, for similar.

Footnotes

A similar vessel was found in the cave 19-4 of Zikhron Yosef at Jerusalem. The shape suggests its use as candlestick or short jar. Small globular bottles, piriform bottles, or small bottles with long, narrow necks (today called candlestick bottles) held perfumes or other precious oils and replicated the shapes found in pottery, alabaster, and stone.

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LOT 0740

Roman Glass Candlestick Bottle

Sold for (Inc. bp): £221

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