Roman Glass Vessel

1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

4 in. (31.4 grams, 10.1 cm).

With piriform lower body, extended cylindrical neck and flange rim; iridescent surfaces.

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

Cf. The British Museum, accession number 1901,0413.3009, for type; cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 212, for type.

Footnotes

This toilet bottle (Clairmont balsamarium type F) is characterised by the cylindrical neck with slight constriction at the bottom. Similar examples have been found in the Wadi Eshari, Jordan (Wadi-Es-Sir).

CONDITION

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LOT 0800