Rare Ancient Roman Glass Bottle

Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Roman: Glass Pre AD 1000: item #162615
309AAA

This excellent little example of ancient Roman glass was uncovered in Southern France. Probably a cosmetic bottle, its bulbous little body bears three bold applied bosses of lions heads, all in a fine shade of blue-green. Approximately 2-1/4 inches tall and the same wide, it is in excellent condition, with a generalized iridescence of age. First or Second Century.

ANCIENT ROMAN UNGUENTARIUM FROM CYPRUS

Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Roman: Glass Pre AD 1000: item #81071
RG.30

This 4 1/8” tall ancient glass bottle (RG30), known as an unguentarium, is attributed to the Roman period, c.100-300AD. Acquired in Cyprus in the earlier 20th century by the then US Ambassador to France, the late Walter Evans Edge, the very pale aqua bottle is intact and in excellent condition but coated on the inside with a thin layer of mud. The infolded lip has a small flaw that occurred during its manufacture. The cone shaped base makes this a very stable display piece. The moderately staine... Click for details

ANCIENT ROMAN GLASS FLASK, CYPRUS

Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Roman: Glass Pre 1492: item #81054
RG.25

This 4 ¾” tall, very pale green, eight-sided, mold-blown (or possibly paddled), ancient glass bottle (RG25) has a funnel-shaped neck with an encircling and upward spiraling trail of glass. Intact and in excellent condition, the surface is coated with a patchy residue of mud and has a scattered opalescence from the decomposing glass. Dating into the Roman period, c.100-300AD, the bottle was purchased in Cyprus in the earlier 20th century by the by the then US Ambassador to France, Walter Evans Ed... Click for details

ANCIENT ROMAN UNGUENTARIUM FROM CYPRUS

Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Roman: Glass Pre AD 1000: item #81048
RG.29

Measuring 4 ½” in height and leaning slightly on its somewhat slanted base, this ancient glass bottle (RG29) is known as an unguentarium. Pale aqua in color, it was acquired in Cyprus in the early 20th century by the then US Ambassador to France, Walter Evans Edge, and attributed to the Roman period, c.100-300AD. Intact and in overall very good condition, there is the faintest evidence of a pontil scar on its base and there is a minor crack along the edge of its flared mouth. The inside of the b... Click for details

ANCIENT ROMAN GOLD RING WITH GLASS INTAGLIO

Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Roman: Glass Pre AD 1000: item #79062
100.178BHD

Dating into the 1st century AD, this hollow gold ring (100.178BHD) was found in northern Afghanistan. The intaglio, depicting a Roman youth, is made up of a black and white opaque glass ‘sandwich’. The intaglio is ½” long, and the ring a diminutive size 1. Not a wearable piece, the ring is in overall fairly good relic condition with a little splitting and bending around the bezel area. The shank and the underside of the crown of the hollow ring are both in much better condition than the bezel. T... Click for details