Roman sprinkler
€620
available
Object number
AR3440
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Roman sprinkler
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| Material: |
Glass.
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| Period: |
3rd century AD. Roman Imperial. |
| Description: |
Glass flask with spherical body. The short neck is funnel-shaped and terminates in a folded lip. The body was blown into a mold to create a rhomboid pattern. Characteristic for this type of glass vessel is the neck being pushed downward at the time of manufacture. This technique almost fully shut the neck at its base so that liquids can easily be released from the flask drop by drop. These so-called sprinklers were used for precious contents such as perfume. This type was produced in the Roman province Syria.
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| Dimensions: |
78mm height, 59mm diameter.
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| Condition: |
One side of the vessel professionally restored. Small chips on the lip. Overall a beautiful glass in good condition. Sticker with the inscription "29" on the bottom.
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| Provenance: |
Acquired by us in 2023 from T. Schloessner, Germany. Previously in the German Steinbock family collection, built between 1920 and 1982 by the art historian R. Steinbock, mostly acquired on the German art market.
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| References: |
Cf. E. M. Stern, Roman, Byzantine, and Early Medieval Glass, p. 245f, no. 131 and 132. Cf. Y. Israeli, Ancient Glass in the Israel Museum, p. 223, no. 274. For reference pieces on the art market, cf. an almost identical glass, perhaps from the same workshop, the Roman sprinkler object number AR3093 offered by us. cf. Cahn auction of 5 May 2023, lot 71, starting price 1800 CHF (equivalent to 1850 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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