Mercury Bottle
Roman, 2nd – 3rd century AD, from Rhineland
Thick-walled, light green translucent glass.
H 14.9 cm
Mould-blown bottle with square shape, long neck, wide, rim folded out and pushed-in base. Recomposed from fragments, cracks, small loss at the neck.
Published
Galerie Günter Puhze – catalogue Kunst der Antike 6, Freiburg im Breisgau 1985, no. 328
cf.
Otto Doppelfeld, Römisches und Fränkisches Glas in Köln, 1996, no. 57
Provenance
German private collection H. W. (1931-2018), acquired 1985 on the German art market.
Priot to that German private collection H. K. S. (1921-2009), acquired in the 1950s – 1980s.
Accompanied by an IADAA Interpol search certificate.
Price
€ 2,500
Item
7436