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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF JOHN F. FORT
A ROMAN GLASS INSCRIBED BOTTLE
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN GLASS INSCRIBED BOTTLE
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
Pale green in color, free blown, the globular body on a flat base, with a cylindrical neck and a rounded rim, with a wheel-cut inscription, reading: "Antonia drink and drink sweetly," and in two registers the letters PAM followed by a palm frond above MVR(TU)
2 ¾ in. (7 cm.) high
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
Pale green in color, free blown, the globular body on a flat base, with a cylindrical neck and a rounded rim, with a wheel-cut inscription, reading: "Antonia drink and drink sweetly," and in two registers the letters PAM followed by a palm frond above MVR(TU)
2 ¾ in. (7 cm.) high
Provenance
Giorgio Sangiorgi (1886–1960), Rome.
Ancient Glass formerly in the G. Sangiorgi Collection; Christie's, New York, 3 June 1999, lot 213.
Ancient Glass formerly in the G. Sangiorgi Collection; Christie's, New York, 3 June 1999, lot 213.
Exhibited
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Glass of Imperial Rome from the John F. Fort Collection, 2 June-6 October 2002.
Brought to you by
G. Max Bernheimer