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THBFine Roman Glass Sprinkler Flask w/ Twin Handles
Lot 54c
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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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2020-02-13 10:00:00
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An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, Fine Art, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. late 1st to 2nd century CE. A gorgeous sprinkler flask of a delicate form, mold-blown from semi-translucent glass of a sumptuous amber hue. The vessel is defined by a concave base, a spherical body with dozens of diagonal, pattern-molded indentations, a cylindrical neck with a constriction ring within the interior, a flared rim with a thick lip, and a pair of double-loop handles with pinched midsections. Sprinkler flasks were designed to conservatively dispense precious scented oils and perfumes while concurrently mitigating the rapid evaporation of its contents. Gorgeous rainbow-hued iridescence has formed across the composition and imbues the vessel with stunning violet highlights. Size: 3.125" W x 4.1" H (7.9 cm x 10.4 cm)
For two stylistically similar examples - the first exhibiting a similar form and purple iridescence, and the second exhibiting a similar amber-hued glass - of this type of vessel, please see "Shining Vessels: Ancient Glass from Greek, Roman and Islamic Times." Fortuna Fine Arts, Ltd., New York, 1991, p. 76, figs. 135, 137.
Provenance: ex-private prominent D.K. collection, New York, USA, acquired in the 2000s
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#152750Minor abrasions to base, body, handles, and rim, with light weathering film, and minor encrustations within body, otherwise intact and near choice. Light earthen deposits and stunning rainbow-hued iridescence with violet highlights throughout. Old inventory labels beneath base.Condition
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