Lot 4702
Head Flask in Blue Glass. Roman Phoenicia or Syria, 1st to 2nd century AD. Cf. G.A.W., p. 283. Newark fig. 74. Hans Cohn Collection, fig 48. Height: 2-1/2". Mold blown from a deep blue glass, this small vessel features a slight outturned li and, thin cylindrical neck, with its body comprised of two faces (back to back), all set upon a short platform foot. The details of the faces aresoftly molded, but appear to be female. Intact. With remnants of a faintly iridescent calcerous patina. Possibly of Sidonian origin, where the tradition of caput flasks originated, the bottle remains a pleasant and colorful example of its class.
Estimated Value $550 - 750.
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