Lot 2060
Roman Judaea, 2nd to 3rd Century AD., Iridescent Long Neck Bottle. A fine bell-body unguentarium in light green glass. The Broad discoid top has a rolled rim, and a long cylindrical neck with a constricted base set atop a short and widely flared cone-like body. The base is deeply concave. Intact and perfect, with choice transparent to translucent iridescence tending to greens, limes, and coppers, plus beautiful and bright green, red to light blue, along wiht soft shimmering creamy purple. Choice. Height: 8¼".
Cf. Harden pl. XX, fig. 799. Estimate Value $400 - 600
Ex Goldberg's Coin, Collectibles, and Memorabilia Auction of June 2-5, 2002, lot 4730;Ex June 1986, Superior Galleries Sale of the bankrupt assets of the International Diamond Corporation. The ancient Roman glass was acquired thru Rafi Brown in the early 1980's.
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