Late Roman Perfume Flask with Decorative Thread

Culture: Roman

Period: 6th century A.D.

Material: Glass

Dimensions: 9.8 cm high

Price: 800 Euro

Ref: 3625

Provenance: Private collection Arieh Klein, Jerusalem, Israel. Thence in the Israeli art market.

Condition: Intact

Description: Wonderfully preserved, almost completely decolorized glass flask which once held fragrant substances. The base is thickened and rounded, the corpus runs straight to the top and only tapers towards the neck. Around the neck a wavy decorative thread of amber-colored glass. The spout is pulled outwards, rounded and thickened.