Name: A large Byzantine Glass Flask, ca. 4th - 5th century CE
Brand: Clarke Auctions
SKU: RG2225
Price: 14342.0 CNY
Availability: InStock

A large Byzantine Glass Flask, ca. 4th - 5th century CE

¥14,342.00

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The large green glass flask with a body tapering to a pointed bottom, wide shoulders, and long neck with flat disc rim, two handles applied at the shoulder and neck, with faint curved ribs winding around the body.

Reference: Hayes J. W., Roman and Pre-Roman Glass in the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, 1975, cat. # 411; Susan H. Auth, Ancient Glass at the Newark Museum from the Eugene Schaefer collection (1976).

Dimensions: Height: 9 inches (22.5 cm)

Condition: The flask is intact and in excellent condition overall with no chips, cracks or breaks.

Provenance: Hollis, Queens, NY private collection, then by descent.

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