Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A beautiful pair of bottles, both formed from translucent, blue green glass. Presenting nearly identical forms, each exhibiting a slightly concave base, a cylindrical body, a slanted shoulder, a narrow neck, and a rolled and flared rim. Both boast a gorgeous silver and rainbow-hued iridescence that imbues them with a stunning presentation, evocative of the ancient world! Size of largest (both about the same): 1.9" Diameter x 4.3" H (4.8 cm x 10.9 cm)

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-prominent D.K. collection, New York, USA, acquired in the 2000s

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#169047

Surface fissures to base of one. Otherwise, both are intact and excellent with nice weathering film and lovely iridescence. Each have a rough pontil scar on base. A pontil scar or mark indicates that a vessel was free-blown, while the absence of such a mark suggests that the work was either mold-blown or that the mark was intentionally smoothed away or wore away over time.