A ROMAN GREEN GLASS JAR WITH WOVEN WOOD AND LEATHER CONTAINER

A ROMAN GREEN GLASS HEPTAGONAL FLASK

CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.

Details

A ROMAN GREEN GLASS HEPTAGONAL FLASK
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
8 1/8 in. (20.5 cm.) high

Provenance

The Constable-Maxwell Collection of Ancient Glass, Sotheby’s, London, 4-5 June 1979, lot 127.
Collection M. & Mme Nobili, Paris, purchased from the above.

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Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
F. Slitine, Histoire du Verre, L'Antiquité, Paris, 2005, p. 99.

The base is decorated with a circle inset with a star and five dots, and a divided dotted border.

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