Roman Spherical Flask

Culture: Roman

Period: 3rd century A.D.

Material: Glass

Dimensions: 18 cm high

Price: 1 500 Euro

Ref: 3142

Provenance: Collection Madlener, acquired in the early 1970s in the Haus der Kunst München. Thence Galerie Antiken-Kabinett Gackstätter, inventory number 04083.

Condition: Intact

Description: Large flask of greenish, translucent glass with spherical corpus, standing on a gently dented base. The neck broadens towards the top. Inside remains of a brownish sinter layer.