Late Roman glass flask
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Object number
AR3423E
| Object: |
Flat Late Roman glass flask
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| Material: |
Green glass.
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| Period: |
3rd cent. AD to 6th cent. AD. Late Roman to Early Byzantine period. |
| Description: |
Glass bottle with a body in the form of a disc dented in the middle, one part of the edge formed into a base. At the top there is a cylindrical neck, with a constriction at its base. The neck ends in a protruding lip. There are two handles attached to it, which run down to the shoulder. The glass type comes from the Eastern Mediterranean. |
| Dimensions: |
11.6cm high, 8.0cm wide, 4.0cm deep without the protruding lip.
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| Condition: |
Perfect condition. Well preserved body with handles. Subtle iridescence and strong deposits.
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| Provenance: |
Acquired by us on the US art market in 2022. Previously in the US-American Chanin family collection. Acquired for the collection by Marcy Chanin in 1971 from the Israeli Moshe Dayan Collection. Moshe Dayan was a famous Israeli politician and military leader. Dayan served as Chief of Staff of the Israeli Defense Forces between 1953 and 1958, personally commanded the Israeli forces fighting in the Sinai during the 1956 Suez Crisis and later as Defense Minister. |
| References: |
Similar Y. Israeli, Ancient Glass in the Israel Museum, p. 269, no. 359. Similar H. Cantz, Roman, Byzantine, and Early Medieval Glass, p. 316. no. 178. For a similar piece on the art market see Christie's New York auction 12 December 2002, lot 417 (estimated 2,000 to 3,000 USD, equivalent to 2,000 to 3,000 EUR at the time). |
| Authenticity: |
We unconditionally guarantee the authenticity of every artefact, all items are subject to our lifetime return policy on authenticity.
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