Elegant Roman Glass Bottle Trail Handles

Roman, early Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A beautiful vase of a slender form, free-blown from translucent glass of a soft blue-green hue. The vessel is defined by a compressed foot with a semi-rough pontil scar beneath, an inverted piriform body with a rounded shoulder, a gently corseted neckline, a cylindrical neck surmounted with a splayed rim and an in-folded lip, and a pair of similarly-colored trail handles arching from neck to shoulder. Attractive layers of silvery and rainbow-hued iridescence have formed across the entire composition and pleasantly complements the vessel's soft seafoam hue. Size: 2.9" W x 6.1" H (7.4 cm x 15.5 cm)

For a strikingly similar example with taller handles, please see "Shining Vessels: Ancient Glass from Greek, Roman and Islamic Times." Fortuna Fine Arts, Ltd., New York, 1991, p. 77, fig. 138.

Provenance: ex-private prominent D.K. collection, New York, USA, acquired in the 2000s

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#152749
Condition Report: Minor abrasions and encrustations to foot, body, handles, neck, and rim, with weathering film across most surfaces, otherwise intact and excellent. Pontil mark on underside of base. A pontil scar or mark indicates that a vessel was free-blown, while the absence of such a mark suggests that the work was either mold-blown or that the mark was intentionally smoothed away or wore away over time. Nice earthen deposits as well as great silver and rainbow iridescence throughout. Old inventory label beneath base.