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THBEastern Roman Glass Sprinkler Flask w/ Pinched Tabs
Lot 29a
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Gallery
Nov 8, 2018
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2018-11-08 10:00:00
2018-11-08 10:00:00
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Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian Icons, Fine art, much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian Icons, Fine art, much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Roman, Eastern Empire, Imperial Period, ca. 3rd to 4th century CE. A large, free-blown glass sprinkler flask made from semi-translucent, purple-hued glass with a slight concave base and smooth pontil scar, a globular body with a sloped shoulder, a minute indentation around the neck base, a squat tubular neck, and a flared rim with an in-folded lip. The neck base indentation leads inwards to a constricted opening which conservatively dispensed precious scented oils and perfumes while prohibiting any rapid evaporation. The exterior of the body is decorated with ten small pinched tabs which add a textured gripping surface in the absence of a handle. Covered in thick layers of silvery and rainbow-hued iridescence, this is a gorgeous example of stylish Roman artistry! Size: 2.75" W x 4.375" H (7 cm x 11.1 cm).
For a stylistically-similar example of a smaller size and with small, projecting feet, please see "Shining Vessels: Ancient Glass from Greek, Roman and Islamic Times." Fortuna Fine Arts, Ltd., New York, 1991, p. 50, fig. 78.
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection
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#139594Neck has an oblong, pinched nodule on the exterior which was made during the vessel's creation. Minor nicks to rim and body, with some light micro-bubbling within glass matrix, and some minor abrasions, otherwise intact and very good. The smooth pontil scar indicates that the mark was intentionally smoothed away or wore away over time. Nice earthen deposits as well as great silver and rainbow iridescence throughout.Condition
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