Roman Iridescent Glass Vessel

CIRCA 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.

3 1/2 in. (95 grams, 88 mm).

Cottonreel-type vessel with wide base and tubular neck with an everted rim.

Provenance

Roman glass from an important London collection, acquired from the early 1980s.

Literature

Cf. for a similar example Filarska, B., Szkla Starozytne (Ancient Glass), vol.II, Warszawa, 1972, II, cat.147, pl.XXXIII,4.

CONDITION

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