LARGE BYZANTINE GLASS BOTTLE

Ca. AD 600 - 800. A blue-green glass bottle with a cylindrical body, sloping shoulders and a short flaring neck. The body is decorated with spiralling diagonal ribs and rests on a concave base. Size: 140mm x 90mm; Weight: 185g Provenance: Private British collection; formerly in the H.G. collection; ex A. Kotllar, Paris, French market, 1970–2006. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation