Roman Marbled Turquoise Glass Bottle

拍品描述

1st-3rd century A.D. Comprising an iridescent piriform body, tapering tubular neck with pinched and everted rolled rim. Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 236, for type. 9.44 grams, 84 mm (3 1/4 in.). (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.) Acquired on the European art market in 2001. Indented toilet bottles with long necks are rather common. In Western provinces of the Roman Empire, they occur most frequently in and around the Rhineland. In the Eastern part of the Empire, find places include Crete, Cyprus, Anatolia, Syria and Egypt. TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists. See our website for more information.

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