Tall Roman Glass Bottle w/ Swirled Ribs

**Originally Listed At $1200**

Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 3rd century CE. A beautiful mold-formed vessel comprised of transparent glass in seafoam green hues. The smooth concave base without a pontil mark supports a piriform body that tapers to a cylindrical neck with an elegantly pinched lower end, rising to a dramatically outfolded horizontal rib just below the rim. Dozens of pattern-molded diagonal ribs spiral around the body before terminating just beneath the neck. So attractive and quite sizeable! Size: 5.625" in diameter x 10.375" H (14.3 cm x 26.4 cm)

Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-Martin J. Wunsch collection, New York, USA, acquired in the 1980s

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Condition Report: Area of loss to the outfolded rib on the upper neck with radiating cracks in the vicinity. Areas of earthen deposits and weathering film. Old collection label on underside of base with handwritten number.