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A LARGE ROMAN GLASS BOTTLE
- CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

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A LARGE ROMAN GLASS BOTTLE
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
Price Realized
(Set Currency)
  • $5,019
  • Price includes buyer's premium
Estimate
    $3,000 - $5,000

Sale Information

Sale 1314
ANTIQUITIES
11 December 2003
New York, Rockefeller Plaza




Lot Description

A LARGE ROMAN GLASS BOTTLE
Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.
Pale green-blue in color, mold-blown, the tall body square in cross-section, the cylindrical neck with the rim folded out then in, with concentric circles on the slightly concave base and an applied strap handle
12½ in. (31.7 cm.) high

Provenance

American Private Collection, 1960s.

Lot Notes

For related square bottles see nos. 322-323 in Whitehouse, Roman Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass, Vol. I.