Lot 4700
Fine "Thread" Bottle. Roman, perhaps Italy, 1st century AD. Cf. A.G. plate VIII, fig. C (Syria 100 to 200 AD); Hans Cohn Collection fig. 82. Height: 3-1/2". Carefully fashioned in blown violet glass, this bottle features a tiny flared mouth, narrow cylinder neck, and globular body with a concave base. From mouth to base the whole bottle isencircled with delicate spiral of white glass. Intact and perfect. An especially choice and colorful example of this charming ware of the Early Empire.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
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| Realized $3,450 |
