Roman Large Spherical Flask

Culture: Roman

Period: 4th century A.D.

Material: Glass

Dimensions: 15 cm high

Price: Sold

Ref: 3546

Provenance: Collection Peter Conrads, Germany. Acquired from the Antikenkabinett Gackstätter mid-1990s. There registered with the list number 0846. With a copy of the certificate from the Antikenkabinett Gackstätter.

Condition: Intact

Description: Large spherical flask of blueish-green clear glass blown into its form. During the process encircling fine vertical ribs were created especially around the lower corpus area. The neck is cylindrical and merges into a thickened rim. From Palestine. See for the form: “Römisches, byzantinisches und frühmittelalterliches Glas – Sammlung Ernesto Wolf”, Hatje Cantz 2001, number 103.