Lot 4708
Large and Rare Tear-shaped Flask, in Marbled Glass(?). Possibly Roman Alexandria or Sidon. Cf. Hans Cohn Collection, fig. 37; note also, Ede, Collecting Antiquities, fig. 301c, a smaller (6-5/8") but closely similar example in translucent green with opaque white bandings. 1st to 2nd century AD. Height: 10". Fashioned from very thick, opaquish-translucent green glass, this bottle is either blown or perhaps built up over a core. The mouth has a thick, shelf-like outfolded rim; the large cylindrical neck has a constricted juncture just before the long, pear-shaped body. With a rounded, concave base. The surface is heavily patinated and iridescent -- almost completely covered with wavy striations of a milky white-silver, purple, blue, green and gold iridescence. Judging by the irregular and striated patterning of the time-etched glass, the bottle would appear to be made of "marbled" glass similar to the preceding lot. The marblized series of vessels are always rare and sought after. If this is the case, this bottle is especially rare for being the largest example of this glass type of which we are aware. The bottle shows numerous but stable age cracks. Some repairs, and likely some modest restoration.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
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