LOT 0191 TALL ROMAN GLASS FLASK WITH TRAIL
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Ca. 100-300 AD. Roman. A beautiful colourless with green tinge glass flask with a spherical body, a long, flaring cylindrical neck, and a wide mouth encircled by a thin blue-coloured, spiral trail that descends along the top part of the neck. Excellent condition. Flasks such as this one were used in Roman times to serve liquids and archaeological excavations show that they had an Empire-wide distribution. By the Late Roman period (4th-5th century AD), good quality glass tableware such as this one were less common and could have been used as a showpiece and perhaps even as an indicator of social standing or wealth within the Late Roman household, especially when displayed in the public area of the house. For more information, see Bayley, J., Freestone, I., & Jackson, C. (2015). Glass of the Roman World. Oxford And Philadelphia: Oxbow Books, 91; 184. Size: L:180mm / W:80mm ; 53g. Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s.
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