Roman Glass Sprinkler Vessel w/ Lovely Iridescence

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Roman, late Imperial Period, ca. 4th century CE. A beautiful sprinkler flask meant to conservatively dispense scented oils and perfumes, free-blown from translucent glass of a verdant yellow-green hue. The vessel features a concave base with a smooth pontil scar, an apple-shaped body with several pattern-molded diagonal ribs, a dramatically constricted neck hole, a broad, collared rim, and a pair of trail handles bearing pinched tabs. The exterior surfaces are enveloped in thick, fiery layers of silvery and rainbow-hued iridescence that elegantly accentuate the vessel's attractive spring green color. Size: 3.125" W x 2.8" H (7.9 cm x 7.1 cm)

Provenance: private Florida, USA collection, purchased at the Archaeological Center auction, Tel Aviv, Israel (January 20, 2010, lot 107); ex-Gershon Bineth collection, Israel

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Condition Report: Loss to one upper pinched tab on one handle as shown. Minor abrasions and nicks to base, body, handles, and rim, with light encrustations, micro-bubbling within glass matrix, and minor weathering film. 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 wonderful silver and rainbow iridescence throughout.