£500 - £800
A Roman aubergine glass flask vase circa 1st - 3rd century AD. A finely modelled Ancient Roman translucent aubergine glass flask, featuring a piriform body leading to a short, slightly everted cylindrical neck and flaring rim. Two applied trail handles, rendered in in pale green glass, extend from the rim to the shoulders. Professionally repaired to the rim.
From the collection of M. & Mme. Nobili, Paris, acquired prior to 2000. This vessel has been published by F. Slitine Histoire du Verre: L'Antiquite, Paris 2005, p. 71. With certificate of authenticity from ' The Gallery Trent Park Equestrian Centre, Bramley Road, London, N14 4UW '.
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