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For similar examples see p. 74 in Arveiller-Dulong and Nenna, Les Verres Antiques du Musée du Louvre, vol. II.
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ANCIENT GLASS FROM THE COLLECTION OF GEOFFREY SOWASH
A ROMAN RIBBON GLASS BOTTLE
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN RIBBON GLASS BOTTLE
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
Formed of amber and white canes, designed to imitate the natural banding of agate, the globular body on a flattened base, with a slightly tapering cylindrical neck and a funnel mouth
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
Formed of amber and white canes, designed to imitate the natural banding of agate, the globular body on a flattened base, with a slightly tapering cylindrical neck and a funnel mouth
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high
Provenance
with Noele and Ronald Mele, Ancient Works of Art, New York, 1988.
Brought to you by
Molly Morse Limmer
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