Culture: Roman. Date: 1st Century A.D. Material: Glass. Condition: Repaired. Provenance: Ex: American private collection. Measurements: 3.5 inches high (9 cms). Combination of cobalt blue glass and white glass. This spherical flask has a tall neck terminating in a flare lip. Decorating the piece is a wavy pattern running from below the rim to the bottom, created by combing the white glass trails. Very nice overall piece with some restoration. Cf: Canav, no. 29, p. 41; Kofler-Truniger, no. 136. p. 80. 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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