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ROMAN LARGE GLASS FOOTED FLASK - 4th CENTURY AD browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Roman: Glass: Pre AD 1000: item # 928916 Please refer to our stock # 2460 when inquiring.
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A quite rare and large Roman glass footed flask measuring 22.4 cm in height with a circumference of 21.7 cm and dated ca. 4th century AD, the Late Roman Period. The origin of the vessel was the eastern Mediterranean and provenance is the Alex G. Malloy collection. Shipping is free and the aquamarine flask is in good condition. The article has been reconstructed and there is much iridescence. There is a flat base, an elongated body, thin neck and a flared rim. A single trailing under the rim serves as the only decoration. A bottle such as this might have been used to hold scented oils or perfumes and would be a quite valued item. The people of the Roman Empire used more glass articles than any other ancient civilization. By the first century AD glass items were common household pieces and were also frequently utilized as funerary objects. Most glass had a pleasant blue, amber or green tinge although clear glass was not unknown. Our Certificate of Authenticity with guarantee is included and worldwide shipping is always free. To avoid PayPal fees, we prefer if payment was in the form of a personal check or money order made payable to: Passage to Antiquity P.O. Box 3433 Munster, IN 46321 |
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