Lot no. 125
GLASS AMPHORISK
Eastern Mediterranean, 3rd-4th century AD
A pear-shaped flask in green translucent glass resting on a small pedestal, with a tubular neck and flared lip, flanked by two small angled handles surmounted by two serrated ribbons applied along the body.
Height: 15.5 cm
Provenance: Private Scottish collection, acquired in the 1980s
Bonhams, London, 29 April 2009: n°105 (ill.)
Christian Levett Collection, Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins
Exhibitions: Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, June 2011-August 2023
Bibliography: M. Eiland, "Materials and Manufacture" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p.176, fig.45
An Eastern Mediterranean glass amphoriskos,
3rd-4th century A.D.
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