Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. A nice example of a flask that is free-blown from semi-translucent glass in sage green and yellow-green hues. The vessel features a coarse surface texture along with a piriform body, a gently corseted neckline, and a cylindrical neck surmounted by a flared, in-folded rim. The viewer can see how the glass was coiled into the overall form, and pitted areas create a tactile surface texture indicative of age. Size: 2.8" W x 4.8" H (7.1 cm x 12.2 cm)

Provenance: East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, acquired before 2010

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#135303

Minor nicks, pitting, and chips to base, body, neck, and rim, with light encrustations and weathering film, and micro-bubbling within glass matrix, otherwise intact and very good. Faint iridescence throughout.