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THBRoman Janiform Glass Flask - Aubergine Color
Lot 80a
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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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Feb 21, 2019
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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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Roman, Lebanon, possibly Tyrenean, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A miniature Janus-headed, finely mold-blown glass vessel representing two heads of a plump-cheeked youth - possibly a cherubic Cupid - with a wavy coiffure - rising to a long cylindrical neck and slightly flared rim - all in gorgeous deep purple / aubergine glass with areas of translucency. Scholars believe that this type was a second century invention, and it continued into the third and fourth centuries. A lovely unguent or perfume bottle of a rare double or janiform flask form, quite refined and presenting exquisite detailing. Size: 2.75" H (7 cm)
This precious little bottle is a link to the opulence of a wealthy Roman household. This vessel was used to store aromatics oils and perfumes coveted by elite Roman society, and was probably used by a lady of high fashion for her toilette. The rich purple hues contributed to its value and allure. Here are Pliny's words as he described his voyage to Sidon and mentioned the coveted purple dye that came from shellfish in Tyre, "From this point on we must go back to the coast and to Phoenicia. There was formerly a town called Crocodilian, and there still is a river of that name …Then comes Cape Carmel … Next are Getta, Geba, and the river Pacida or Belus … Close to this river is Ptolemais … Next Tyre, once an island separated from the mainland by a very deep sea-channel 700 yards wide, but now joined to it by the works constructed by Alexander when besieging the place … but the entire renown of Tyre now consists in a shell-fish and a purple dye! … Next are Zarephath and the city of birds (Ornithon oppidum), and Sidon, the mother-city of Thebes in Boeotia where glass is made. (Pliny, Natural History V.75-76, 77-79 A.D.).
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-Mario & Anita Zuerrer collection, Zurich, Switzerland, acquired in the 1980s
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#143943Intact and near choice. Surface shows some expected deposits and encrusted areas commensurate with age. Brilliant deep purple hues and marvelously translucent when held to the light.Condition
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