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Property from a Private collects ion

A Roman Cobalt Blue Mould-Blown Glass Amphoriskos, circa 1st century A.D.

Lot Closed

December 17, 01:05 PM GTNN

Estimate

4,000 - 6,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property from a Private collects ion

A Roman Cobalt Blue Mould-Blown Glass Amphoriskos

circa 1st century A.D.


the cylindrical neck with everted rim and inward-folded lip, with trailed-on twin handles, the body with six panels, within each a krater, a phiale, pan pipes, an amphora, an oinochoe, and crossed thyrsoi, with fluting above and below.

Height 9.1 cm.

Ernst and Marthe Kofler-Truniger collects ion, Lucerne
Christie's, London, Ancient Glass, Formerly the Kofler-Truniger collects ion, March 5th and 6th, 1985, no. 107, illus.
acquired by the current owner atthe above sale
Kunstmuseum Luzern, 3000 Jahre Glaskunst von der Antike bis zum Jugendstil, July 19th-September 13th, 1981

PUBLISHED 

Beat Rütti, 

3000 Jahre Glaskunst von der Antike bis zum Jugendstil, Lucerne, 1981, p. 77, no. 246