Inv. n°: MMoCA543

Large Roman Green Glass Flask

The cylindrical mouth with a band of trail above a thick applied 'pie-crust' frill, the cylindrical neck narrowing beneath, the bell-shaped body with pushed-in dome base.

h. 32 x ø 13 cm

5th-6th century AD

Glass

Provenance

  • Private UK collection
  • Acquired by Bonhams, 22nd April 1999, lot 217
  • Ex MR. John J. Downie, Scotland
  • Acquired at Bonhams, London, 28th April 2010, lot 199

Publications

  • Bonhams London Knightsbridge, London, 22nd April 1999, lot 217, p. 68
  • Bonhams London, 28th April 2010, lot 199, p. 102
  • M. Eiland, "Materials and Manufacture" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 173, fig. 39

Exhibitions

  • Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011

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