ROMAN TRANSLUCENT GLASS FLASK
EUROPE, C. 4TH CENTURY A.D.
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
Auction: 13 March 2025 from 13:00 GMT
Description
clear glass, with slender bulbous body resting on a flat base, the vessel delicately tapers at the neck, flaring slightly into a funnel-shaped mouth, a fine ridge runs across the neck, with an elegant mould-made decoration of long curved ridges embellishing the body
Dimensions
19cm tall
Provenance
Private collection, United Kingdom
Shlomo Moussaieff, London, United Kingdom, collection formed 1948 - 2000