Culture: Roman. Date: 1st Century A.D. Material: Glass. Condition: Intact, superb, excellent iridescence. Provenance: Ex: AMerican private collection. Measurements: 3 inches high (7.5 cms). Of pale blue glass, with bulging shoulder and bulbous body. Rim unevenly folded out, up, and in, short cylindrical neck with slight constriction at buttom. Exceptional quality and quite pleasing example of this rare type. Cf: Corning, no. 248; De Tommaso 1990, type 76, Calvi balsamari group L; Vessberg flask type A.III.y. Our vast inventory of ancient art includes one of the finest and most comprehensive ancient glass collections ever assembled; it includes nearly every variety of pre-Roman, Roman, and Eastern Mediterranean ancient glass. If you have any specific inquiries, please let us know.

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