Antiques & Works of Art
Lot 6:
A Roman Green Glass Flask with Trailed Decoration,...
Description
A Roman Green Glass Flask with Trailed Decoration, Circa 1st–3rd Century AD.
Free-blown glass vessel of globular form rising to a short, constricted neck and flared rim. The rounded body ornamented with applied looping trails forming a repeating zigzag pattern, the decoration drawn downward and tooled to create a rhythmic relief effect around the circumference.
The glass of deep translucent green tone, displaying areas of surface weathering and earthy encrustation consistent with age and burial.
H: Approximately 9.5cm
Provenance: Private collection from a British gentleman.
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