Roman Green Glass Pilgrim's Flask

1ST CENTURY A.D.

2 1/4 in. (12.4 grams, 58 mm).

Amphoriskos with flat disc-shaped body, tubular neck with flared rim, two lateral knee-shaped handles to the shoulder. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.

Literature

Cf. Lightfoot, C.S., Ancient Glass in National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, 2007, item 270, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 0687