Roman Glass Fusiform Bottle

Item Description

C. 3rd-4th century AD

An interesting translucent pale green glass fusiform bottle with an everted rim and a small mouth, with a tall cylindrical neck.  It has a bi-conical mid-section to body with a rounded base.

Intact and in excellent condition with some light iridescence. Stand included.

Provenance: Deceased Estate of an East Anglian school teacher who later retired to the Isle of Wight. A keen collector and antiquarian who amassed a collection between the 1960’s-1980’s.

Ref: Similar example in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 81.10.52

Size: 187mm height of bottle without stand

SKU: DEN-R433

£295.00

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