A Roman pale green glass feeder flask
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A Roman pale green glass feeder flask
Circa 2nd-3rd Century A.D.
The body modelled in the shape of a bird, the extended tubular spout forming the tail, pinched in at the base of the neck, with a folded-in rim, 7.7cm high, 10cm long
Footnotes:
Provenance:
German art market.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 25 November 1997, lot 71.
Private collection, USA, acquired at the above sale.
There is another example of a feeder/pourer flask of similar proportions in the Metropolitan Museum, New York, acc.no.74.51.81.
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Circa 2nd-3rd Century A.D.
The body modelled in the shape of a bird, the extended tubular spout forming the tail, pinched in at the base of the neck, with a folded-in rim, 7.7cm high, 10cm long
Footnotes:
Provenance:
German art market.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 25 November 1997, lot 71.
Private collection, USA, acquired at the above sale.
There is another example of a feeder/pourer flask of similar proportions in the Metropolitan Museum, New York, acc.no.74.51.81.
This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: *
* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.
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A Roman pale green glass feeder flask
Estimate £500 - £800
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