Sidon flask

Roman, 1st Century AD

Slightly reddish, translucent, iridescent glass.

H 8.1 cm

Mould-blown body. On the corpus six fields decorated with jars, vases and kantharoi bounded by columns. Below a garland with grapes, above shield-shaped motifs and concentric circles at the bottom. Intact.

Published

Galerie Günter Puhze – catalogue Kunst der Antike 12, Freiburg im Breisgau 1997, no. 240

cf.

Catalogoe Glass from the ancient world – The Ray Winfield Smith collection, Corning 1957, no. 80

Provenance

German private collection H. W. (1931-2018), acquired 2000.

Accompanied by an IADAA Interpol search certificate.

Price

€ 2,400

Item

7510

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