Roman glass bottle
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Object number
AR3490-17
| Object: |
Small Roman glass bottle
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| Material: |
Aubergine, transparent glass.
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| Period: |
Circa 3rd century AD. Roman Imperial period. |
| Description: |
Small glass bottle with a spherical body decorated with five inside-facing dents. The short, tapered neck ends in a lip extending far outwards with the rim folded inwards. The glass vessel shows beautiful violet reflections and violet-brown transmissions.
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| Dimensions: |
4.3cm height. 4.5cm diameter.
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| Condition: |
Perfect condition. Completely intact, with slight surface deposits. Enclosed sticker with the inscription "17", the Heckmann collection number.
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| Provenance: |
Acquired by us in 2023 from the German Heckmann family collection. The founder Peter Heckmann acquired the glass 5 May 1974 from the art and antiquities dealer Albrecht Neuhaus in Wuerzburg, Germany. A copy of the description from the antiquities dealer is available.
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| References: |
Cf. D. Whitehouse, Roman Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass, Volume One, p. 163, no. 282 and p. 165, no. 288. Cf. Y. Israeli, Ancient Glass in the Israel Museum, p. 236, no. 298. |
| Authenticity: |
We unconditionally guarantee the authenticity of every artefact, all items are subject to our lifetime return policy on authenticity.
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