Ca. 400-500 AD. A well blown ancient Roman greenish blue glass flask, featuring a bulbous globular body, cylindrical neck, and wide rim. Very fine condition. Intact. For a similar see Roman Glass in the Corning Museum Volume 1-3. For further reading on Roman glass: Brill, R.H., 1967: "A Great Glass Slab from Ancient Galilee," Archaeology. Charleston, R.J., 1978: "Glass Furnaces through the Ages," Journal of Glass Studies 20. Fleming, S.J., 1999: Roman Glass: Reflections on Cultural Change, Appendix A (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Museum).Size: L:107mm / W:45mm; 74gProvenance: Private London collection; acquired in the 1990s on the UK art market.