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A ROMAN GLASS GRAPE FLASK
- CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN GLASS GRAPE FLASK
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
Price Realized
(Set Currency)
  • $2,151
  • Price includes buyer's premium
Estimate
    $2,000 - $3,000

Sale Information

Sale 1314
ANTIQUITIES
11 December 2003
New York, Rockefeller Plaza




Lot Description

A ROMAN GLASS GRAPE FLASK
Circa 3rd Century A.D.
Transparent very pale green in color, almost colorless, mold-blown, the ovoid body with a stylized pattern of grapes, on a slightly concave base, the cylindrical neck free-blown, with a collar at the shoulder, the disk rim folded out and then in
5 in. (12.7 cm.) high

Provenance

Acquired by the current owner in 1999.