Roman Miniature Glass Vessel

CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.

2 1/2 in. (43.4 grams, 66 mm high).

Bulbous body with a shallow rib on the shoulder, a short tubular neck and an everted rim.

Provenance

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

Literature

Cf. Antonaras, A., Ancient Glass in the J.Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 2025, p.277, no.317, for the type of flask.

CONDITION

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LOT 1088