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Property from a Private collects ion

A Roman Opaque White Mould-Blown Glass Flask, circa 1st century A.D.

Lot Closed

December 17, 01:07 PM GTNN

Estimate

3,000 - 5,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property from a Private collects ion

A Roman Opaque White Mould-Blown Glass Flask

circa 1st century A.D.


with a cylindrical neck and inverted lip, the body with six arcades within each with a jug, an amphora, a hydria or kantharos, a garland with grape bunches around the lower body.

Height 8 cm.

Ernst and Marthe Kofler-Truniger collects ion, Lucerne
Christie's, London, Ancient Glass, Formerly the Kofler-Truinger collects ion, March 5th and 6th, 1985, no. 111, illus.
acquired by the current owner at the 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. 76, no. 237