Lot Essay
The coin set into the base of the first bottle in this lot is usually assigned to the early period of Ptolemy VI's reign, circa 180-170 B.C.
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
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Three Roman bronze bottles
Circa 1st Century A.D.
One with pear-shaped body and slender neck tapering to an everted round mouth, the base set with a bronze coin of Ptolemy IV (180-145 B.C.) of Egypt; another, similar, with more spherical body, the base moulded with concentric circles; and another, the waisted body with a horizontal rib around the shoulder and lower body, the latter with traces of two incised encircling zigzags
4½ in. (11.4 cm.) high average (3)
Circa 1st Century A.D.
One with pear-shaped body and slender neck tapering to an everted round mouth, the base set with a bronze coin of Ptolemy IV (180-145 B.C.) of Egypt; another, similar, with more spherical body, the base moulded with concentric circles; and another, the waisted body with a horizontal rib around the shoulder and lower body, the latter with traces of two incised encircling zigzags
4½ in. (11.4 cm.) high average (3)