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THBRoman Marbled Glass Flask w/ Great Iridescence
Lot 62
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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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Roman, early Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE. A gorgeous, near-opaque flask made from vertically-arranged canes of yellow, yellow-green, and blue glass flowing throughout the drop-shaped body, tubular neck, and splayed rim. This type of ancient glass - known as "marbled," "color-band," or "mosaic" glass - is created through a process of casting and blowing which allows the artist to weave strands of different-colored glass throughout the composition. The slightly concave base and smooth pontil scar allow the vessel to rest upright. A lightly-indented neck gives the flask an elegant presentation, and wonderful iridescence in silver and rainbow hues provide a burst of color. Vessels like this example were used to contain scented oils or other precious liquids by the ancient Romans. Size: 1.375" W x 3" H (3.5 cm x 7.6 cm).
For a stylistically-similar example, please see "Solid Liquid: Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Islamic Glass." Fortuna Fine Arts, Ltd., New York, 1999, p. 54, fig. 75.
Provenance: ex-Martin Wunsch collection, New York, New York, USA, acquired in the 1980s
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#142193Repaired from several pieces with some small areas of restoration along the body and base. Minor nicks and abrasions to rim, neck, body, and base, and light weathering film. Light earthen deposits and fabulous silver and rainbow iridescence throughout.Condition
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