5th C. Byzantine Glass Flask Dimpled Netting

Ancient Near East, early Byzantine Empire, ca. 5th to 7th century CE. A lovely mold-formed glass flask, of a petite form shaped from gorgeous aubergine-hued glass, with a lightly-concave base, a spherical body with a slightly-indented shoulder, a funnel mouth, and an in-folded rim. The body is pattern-molded with dozens of raised squares in a netting-style presentation which imbues the vessel with a delicate, elegant presentation, and thick areas of silvery and rainbow-hued iridescence nicely complement the flask's eggplant color. Size: 2.2" W x 3" H (5.6 cm x 7.6 cm).

For a stylistically-similar example of a blue hue, please see "Shining Vessels: Ancient Glass from Greek, Roman and Islamic Times." Fortuna Fine Arts, Ltd., New York, 1991, p. 56, fig. 91.

Provenance: ex-Stephen Shalom, collection, New York City, New York, USA, 1970s, purchased in Israel

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#139170
Condition Report: Small chips to neck, body, and base, with minor pitting holes, and light encrustations, otherwise intact and very good. Light earthen deposits as well as fabulous silver and rainbow iridescence throughout. Old inventory label within neck.