Glass bottle with nub decoration
€1,700
available
Object number
AR3423D
| Object: |
Glass bottle with nub decoration
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| Material: |
Pale turquoise transparent glass.
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| Period: |
5th cent. AD to 6th cent. AD. Late Roman Imperial to Early Byzantine period. |
| Description: |
Pear-shaped glass bottle with nub decoration all over the body. The base is flattened. The waisted neck ends in a round rim. From there, two double-curved handles run down to the shoulder. The bottle must have been made in the Eastern Mediterranean. Based on the history of the collection, the most likely place of production is the province of Palaestina in the Eastern Roman Empire. |
| Dimensions: |
13.0cm height, 7.6cm diameter.
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| Condition: |
Perfect state. Well preserved body and handles. Subtle iridescence and find 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. 266, nos. 352 to 354.
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| Authenticity: |
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