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THBIncredibly Beautiful Roman Marbled Glass Bottle
Lot 38a
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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
Feb 21, 2019
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2019-02-21 10:00:00
2019-02-21 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. 1st century CE. Truly breathtaking - a cast and blown mosaic vessel comprised of canes of cobalt blue and white glass with striking iridescence in fiery hues of violet, aqua, spring green, ice blue, and champagne pink. The vessel presents a piriform body with a tall cylindrical neck, and splayed, infolded lip. Note how the mosaic canes were artfully marvered into the surface to create elegant swags of milky white ribbon-like patterns throughout the body, shoulders, neck, and rim. Then the artisan inflated the form, thus amplifying this effect to add to the drama of the decorative program. Much like gold-band glass, such vessels created by using various canes of glass are called "color-band" or "marbled glass". A stunning example of ancient Roman glass! Size: 4.125" H (10.5 cm)
A very similar Roman blue marbled glass flask sold at Christie's London for GBP 12,500 (16,605 USD) - Sale 13850, Lot 212 - https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/a-roman-dark-blue-marbled-glass-flask-6009464-details.aspx
You can also see a very similar example published in the beautiful "Solid Liquid" catalogue (figure 72, p. 53 - Fortuna Fine Arts Ltd., New York, 1999).
Another similar example is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art - https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/239780
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-Mario & Anita Zuerrer collection, Zurich, Switzerland, acquired in the 1980s
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#143936There are a couple of internal stress cracks and a fissure to the patina on the neck. No repairs or restoration. Earthen deposits grace the surface as shown.Condition
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