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LOT 0789

Roman Glass Flask with Everted Spout

4TH CENTURY A.D.

3 7/8 in. (38 grams, 98 mm).

Piriform in profile in aqua glass with broad flared neck; applied trails to the neck, dimple base; areas of iridescence.

Provenance

From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Literature

See Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.2, New York, 2001, item 696, for type.

Footnotes

The flask is a common Late Roman type, especially diffused in Syria and Palestine. Hayes suggested that examples with straight necks are relatively early in date, while those with necks having a bulge at the top and are narrow below were produced slightly later.

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LOT 0789

Roman Glass Flask with Everted Spout

Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)

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