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THBLarge Roman Glass Jug w/ Trail Handle, ex Christie's
Lot 45a
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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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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. 3rd to 4th century CE. A gorgeous and sizable bottle that is free blown from translucent glass of a soft olive green hue. The vessel is defined by a slightly concave base with a smooth pontil scar, a tall, cylindrical body with a bulging shoulder, a tapered neck topped by a funnel-form mouth and a collared rim, and a thick trail handle that arches from rim to shoulder. This vessel was clearly meant as a utilitarian container for storing large amounts of finer liquids; however, its elegant form, attractive coloration, and layers of silvery and rainbow-hued iridescence make for an aesthetically pleasing example of fine Roman artistry! Size: 3.625" W x 7.9" H (9.2 cm x 20.1 cm)
For a stylistically similar example, please see "Solid Liquid: Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Islamic Art." Fortuna Fine Arts, Ltd., New York, 1999, p. 89, fig. 157.
Provenance: private Florida, USA collection; ex-Christie's, New York "Antiquities" auction (sale 2232, December 11, 2009, part of lot 71); ex-private American collection, acquired by family via descent between 1981 and 2000
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#151613Minor abrasions and encrustations to base, body, handle, and rim, with light weathering film, and micro-bubbling within glass matrix, otherwise intact and excellent. Pontil mark on underside of base. A pontil scar or mark indicates that a vessel was free-blown, while the absence of such a mark suggests that the work was either mold-blown or that the mark was intentionally smoothed away or wore away over time. Nice earthen deposits as well as wonderful silver and rainbow iridescence throughout.Condition
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