A LARGE GROUP OF MAINLY ROMAN PALE GREEN AND BLUE GLASS VESSELS
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A LARGE GROUP OF MAINLY ROMAN PALE GREEN AND BLUE GLASS VESSELS

CIRCA 1ST-5TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER

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A LARGE GROUP OF MAINLY ROMAN PALE GREEN AND BLUE GLASS VESSELS
CIRCA 1ST-5TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
Including a tall beaker with deeply indented sides on flanged foot, 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) high; another on raised conical foot with carinated profile and thin trail below the flaring lip, 3 5/8 in. (9.1 cm.) high; a stemmed cup with splayed foot, the body with faint spiral striations, 3 in. (7.6 cm.) high; a small jug with rounded body, the neck with flaring rim and applied dark green trail, similar trailed handle, 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm.) high; a jug with rectangular body and trailed handle, the underside of the base with moulded design showing bosses within a lattice pattern, 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm.) high; a larger jug similar, with broad strap handle, 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm.) high; a large dish with folded rim and domed centre, on folded ring foot, 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm.) diam.; a dropper flask in the shape of a duck, with a trefoil lip, 2¼ in. (5.8 cm.) high; a group of unguentaria of mainly tall slender form with small bodies, one with deeply indented body, another miniature one with disc-shaped body, 2 to 6¼ in. (5 to 16.5 cm.) high; and four coloured glass bracelets, one with yellow, red and green outer band and two of twisted trail form, Roman to Islamic period, 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) diam. max.; some vessels with iridescence(a lot)
Provenance
German private collection, formed during the 1960s-1970s.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis. Please note that the lots of Iranian origin are subject to U.S. trade restrictions which currently prohibit the import into the United States. Similar restrictions may apply in other countries. This lot will be removed to an off-site warehouse at the close of business on the day of sale - 2 weeks free storage

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Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
Four items: L. Geiges, Die Regio, Landschaft am Oberrhein, Eine Kulturgeschichte in Bildern, Köln, 1986, "Wie's die Römer trieben", col. pl.
One item: L. Geiges, Oberrheinisches Mosaik, Freiburg im Breisgau, 1974, pl. 140.

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