Lot Essay
Item one: these flasks are variously dated from the Roman to early Islamic periods.
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5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D. OR 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
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A TRANSLUCENT GLASS 'FRUIT' FLASK
5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D. OR 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
Ovoid with 'spiked' body and short conical mouth, iridescent, 3 in. (7.7 cm.) high; a Roman clear glass bowl on folded ring foot, the base pushed-in, with flaring sides, late 1st/early 2nd Century A.D., 43/8 in. (11.1 cm.) diam.; an iridescent translucent glass conical flask with tall neck and inward-folded rim, 3¾ in. (9.6 cm.) high, together with a slender bronze spoon, 3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) long, 3rd-4th Century A.D. (4)
5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D. OR 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
Ovoid with 'spiked' body and short conical mouth, iridescent, 3 in. (7.7 cm.) high; a Roman clear glass bowl on folded ring foot, the base pushed-in, with flaring sides, late 1st/early 2nd Century A.D., 43/8 in. (11.1 cm.) diam.; an iridescent translucent glass conical flask with tall neck and inward-folded rim, 3¾ in. (9.6 cm.) high, together with a slender bronze spoon, 3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) long, 3rd-4th Century A.D. (4)
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