Lot Essay
Said to have been found in Hebron
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THE PROPERTY OF DANIEL M. FRIEDENBERG
A ROMAN GLASS HEXAGONAL BOTTLE
SYRO-PALESTINIAN, CIRCA 1ST QUARTER OF THE 1ST CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN GLASS HEXAGONAL BOTTLE
Syro-Palestinian, Circa 1st Quarter of the 1st Century A.D.
Opaque white in color with a few streaks of light blue, mold-blown, the bulbous body with six rectangular panels framed by columns, each panel containing a vessel in relief, including hydriae, amphorae and kraters, fillets below suspended from panels, with alternating fruits below each column, the shoulder with six arches, each containing an ovoid object, on a low concave base, the cylindrical neck with flaring mouth, the rim infolded
2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm) high
Syro-Palestinian, Circa 1st Quarter of the 1st Century A.D.
Opaque white in color with a few streaks of light blue, mold-blown, the bulbous body with six rectangular panels framed by columns, each panel containing a vessel in relief, including hydriae, amphorae and kraters, fillets below suspended from panels, with alternating fruits below each column, the shoulder with six arches, each containing an ovoid object, on a low concave base, the cylindrical neck with flaring mouth, the rim infolded
2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm) high
Provenance
Barakat Gallery, Jerusalem