Large Roman Rectangular Glass Bottle
3rd-4th century A.D. A mottled aqua-green glass bottle, the body square in plan with tall tubular trumpet-shaped mouth and neck, folded ribbed-strap handle; moulded detail to the underside of four anchor-shaped motifs radiating from the centre; cracked. Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 2000.64, for similar dated slightly earlier. 479 grams, 20.2 cm high (8 in.). Acquired early 1990s.Ex private American collection; thence by descent.Private Swiss collection since 1998. [For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price] A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website.]