**Originally Listed At $600**

Roman, Holy Land, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A free-blown, pale-green glass bottle with a slight concave base, smooth pontil, and a four-sided body with each face displaying impressed, vertically-ribbed panels. The shoulders taper gently to a cylindrical neck, and a single applied trail handle joins the shoulder to a funneled mouth with a rolled rim. Gorgeous areas of silvery and fiery, rainbow-hued iridescence complement the vessel's overall coloration. Vessels like this were intended to hold scented oils or other uncommon liquids, and were a common yet beautiful sight in many Roman settlements thoughout the ancient Holy Land. Size: 4.625" H (11.7 cm).

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Mr. & Mrs. James DiBella collection, New York, New York, USA, acquired in 2000 from Khader M. Baidun & Sons, Jerusalem, Israel

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#130872

Expected age-commensurate surface wear, small chips to rim, handle, and base, otherwise intact and excellent. Lovely silver and rainbow iridescence, and nice earthen deposits along interior and exterior surfaces.