Roman Glass Sprinkler Vessel

3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.

3 in. (26 grams, 77 mm).

Globular body with pinched vertical ribs; short neck constricted at the bottom to leave only a narrow opening allowing the controlled release of precious oils drop by drop; broad mouth with folded and everted rim.

Provenance

From a specialist collection of glass, acquired from dealerships during the 1990s.

Literature

Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in The Corning Museum Of Glass, Volume 2, New York, 2003, p.134, for similar.

CONDITION

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