Roman Holy Land Glass Double Unguentarium w/ Trailing
Roman, Holy Land, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A gorgeous example of a free-blown glass double unguentarium made from translucent, blue-green glass. The delicate vessel features two tall, cylindrical vessels - fused along their interior seams - that have a rough pontil scar on the base, gently corseted bodies, and thick, flared rims. Surrounding the exterior surfaces is a single trail of similarly hued glass that creates a ribbed presentation, and remains of zigzagging rigaree are visible encompassing both rims. Enveloped in brilliant silvery and rainbow-colored iridescence, this is a fabulous glass vessel from ancient Rome! Size: 1.85" W x 4.5" H (4.7 cm x 11.4 cm); 5.4" H (13.7 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Mr. and Mrs. James DiBella collection, New York City, New York, USA, acquired June 2000; ex-Baidun & Sons, Jerusalem, Israel
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#167980
Condition Report: Chipping and losses to areas of trailing and rigaree as shown. Minor nicks to rims and bodies, with light weathering film, and micro-bubbling within glass matrix. 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. Beautiful silvery and rainbow iridescence throughout. Old inventory label beneath base and behind body.
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Roman, Holy Land, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A gorgeous example of a free-blown glass double unguentarium made from translucent, blue-green glass. The delicate vessel features two tall, cylindrical vessels - fused along their interior seams - that have a rough pontil scar on the base, gently corseted bodies, and thick, flared rims. Surrounding the exterior surfaces is a single trail of similarly hued glass that creates a ribbed presentation, and remains of zigzagging rigaree are visible encompassing both rims. Enveloped in brilliant silvery and rainbow-colored iridescence, this is a fabulous glass vessel from ancient Rome! Size: 1.85" W x 4.5" H (4.7 cm x 11.4 cm); 5.4" H (13.7 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Mr. and Mrs. James DiBella collection, New York City, New York, USA, acquired June 2000; ex-Baidun & Sons, Jerusalem, Israel
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#167980
Condition Report: Chipping and losses to areas of trailing and rigaree as shown. Minor nicks to rims and bodies, with light weathering film, and micro-bubbling within glass matrix. 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. Beautiful silvery and rainbow iridescence throughout. Old inventory label beneath base and behind body.
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