ROMAN GLASS APPLE-SHAPED FLASK

Ca. AD 400. A pale green glass flask with a broad apple-shaped body and a short cylindrical neck opening to a wide flaring mouth with a thickened rim. The body is decorated throughout with closely spaced diagonal ribbing. Size: 100mm x 80mm; Weight: 90g Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired on the London art market; formerly in the private collection of D. Ruskin, Oxford, 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

Estimate:£500

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