Bidspirit auction | Roman Glass Dropper Flask


Roman Glass Dropper Flask - 3rd century AD An iridescent glass with conical body and concave underside, applied trail collar, tapering neck and rolled rim, some iridescence remaining. 37 grams, 69mm (2 3/4”). Fine condition, crack to base. [No Reserve] Provenance From a private Belgian collection; previously part of a private collection formed in Germany in the 1990s. Literature Cf. Whitehouse, D. Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997 item 350 for type.