Roman bottle with brilliant iridescence, Roman, 4th-5th century AD
Glass
Height: 6.8cm
12759 IVP
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Glass bottle with hemispherical body and near horizontal shoulder, the broad, cylindrical neck with a rounded rim. The exterior is decorated with delicate, vertical ribs. The flattened base is slightly indented at the centre. Mould-blown. The entire surface is strongly iridescent. Intact
Provenance
Lotti Hohl, Switzerland; acquired before 1987
Literature
Compare an example dated 9th-12th century AD in Anastassios Antonaras, Ancient Glass in the J. Paul Getty Museum (Los Angeles, 2025), no.396
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