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THBRoman Glass Flask w/ Threadlike Trailing
Lot 30e
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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
Oct 11, 2018
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2018-10-11 10:00:00
2018-10-11 10:00:00
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An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE. A beautiful free-blown flask comprised of translucent, cobalt-blue glass with a flat base and smooth pontil scar, a spherical body with a rounded shoulder, a narrow cylindrical neck, and a flared rim with an in-folded lip. The body exhibits a thread-like trail of opaque white glass which courses upwards and stops just beneath the neck and adds a bright touch to the dark-hued vessel. Faint areas of silver and rainbow iridescence coat the exterior of the body, and miniscule areas of golden iridescence are visible along the neck and upper shoulder. Size: 1.875" W x 2.875" H (4.8 cm x 7.3 cm).
A similar, slightly-smaller example hammered for $1,875 at Christie's, New York Antiquities Auction (sale 12257, October 25, 2016, lot 149): https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/ancient-art-antiquities/a-roman-cobalt-blue-glass-bottle-with-6029384-details.aspx?from=searchresults&intObjectID=6029384&sid=22896a04-3356-435b-a103-f1f1fb7e5873
For another similar example, please see "Shining Vessels: Ancient Glass from Greek, Roman and Islamic Times." Fortuna Fine Arts, Ltd., New York, 1991, p. 41, fig. 60.
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-private S. K. Heninger collection, North Carolina, USA, acquired in the 1970s
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#137700Surface wear and minor abrasions commensurate with age, minor nicks to rim and base, losses to some areas of applied trailing, and some yellowing to white glass. Light earthen deposits throughout as well as faint silver, rainbow, and golden iridescence in areas.Condition
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