Roman Glass Bottle Silvery Iridescence

Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A free-blown glass bottle with a compressed spherical body, an elongated cylindrical neck, and a flared, in-folded rim. The exterior of the pale blue-green vessel has developed lustrous layers of silvery and rainbow-hued iridescence that elegantly complement its delicate form. Size: 1.7" W x 3.9" H (4.3 cm x 9.9 cm)

Provenance: private A.G. collection, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Condition Report: Small chip to one side of body, with light encrustations, and micro-bubbling within glass matrix, otherwise intact and very good. Great iridescence throughout.