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THBLovely Roman Glass Bottle w/Trailing
Lot 38c
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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
Aug 6, 2019
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2019-08-06 11:00:00
2019-08-06 11:00:00
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Around the world & back in time - be amazed at the treasures you will find. Antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian Icons, Fine Art, much more! All categories, all price ranges... Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. Simply stunning! A glass vessel of glass that while colorless presents amazing areas of ice blue, aqua and rose iridescence. The near-spherical body rises to a long tubular neck that resolves in a flared rim. Contributing to the piece's undeniable beauty is the white threadlike trailing wound around the body's contours. In addition to getting lost in this attractive vision, it bears repeating that one is also seduced by the marvelous passages of colorful iridescence - almost mirrorlike in places - that grace the surface. A lovely piece most likely used to store precious aromatic oils, replete with impressive artistry and stunning color! Size: 2.75" in diameter x 4.625" H (7 cm x 11.7 cm)
The following is a wonderful quote speaking of the mesmerizing process and the drama involved in creating hand blown glass during ancient times, "The workman having quarried it, brought the glass and put in the fire the mass hard as iron, and the glass, set afire by the all-devouring flames, ran out melted like wax. And to men it was a marvel to see a trail flowing from the fire, and the workman trembling lest it should fall and break; and on the points of the double forceps he put the lump." (Anth. Pal. XVI.323 - Loeb translation by W.R. Paton (1979), vol. 5, p. 353 from "Solid Liquid" catalogue, Fortuna Fine Arts, New York, 1999, p. 19.)
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection
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#142891Intact. Amazing rainbow and mirror-like iridescence. Threadlike trailing is very well preserved. Earthen deposits and weathering film as shown. Smoothed pontil scar. 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.Condition
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