COLLECTION OF ROMAN GREEN GLASS BOTTLES

Ca. AD 100 - 400 A collection of three Roman green glass bottles. The bottles have a polygonal shape, a level base and flat shoulders connected to the short, narrow neck with a folded, flared rim. The glass has an amazing iridescence over large parts of the vessels. For similar see: The Cesnola collection of Cypriot art, Glass, in n. 35.
Size: 240-250mm x 80-90mm; Weight: 3.7kg
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Christie's, Antiquities, New York, 8 June 2012, lot 134; Ex. Private Collection, Wilton, Connecticut, 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
8000
Estimate: GBP 12000 - 20000