Roman Cobalt Blue Glass Bottle With Silvery Iridescence

Item Description

C. 1st-2nd century AD

A fine example of a Cobalt blue Roman glass bottle with a piriform body and short, cylindrical neck, leading to an everted, flat rim and a slightly concave base.

A fine example with a fine, silvery iridescence.

Provenance: Ex Cambridge Gentleman Collection, collected in the 1980’s to 2000’s.

Ref: Similar example in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 74.51.179. 

Size: 86mm height

SKU: DEN-U275

£950.00

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