BOTTLE Glass H. 20.5 cm Eastern Mediterranean, 2nd-4th century Provenance European collection, acquired on the English art market in the 1990s An important blown glass bottle with a large spherical body topped by a cylindrical flared neck. The flattened globular body has a harmonious profile resting on a slightly concave base. The neck, cylindrical in cross-section, gradually widens towards the mouth, creating a functional flared lip. The glass, which was probably originally light blue-green, is now entirely covered in a spectacular iridescence of gold, silver and orange-brown tones, as well as whitish mineral concretions that bear witness to a long period of burial. A Roman Eastern Mediterranean Blown Glass Sizeable Bottle. 2nd-4th century A.D. Large blown glass bottle composed of a wide spherical body topped with a flared cylindrical neck. The body, of flattened globular form, presents a harmonious profile resting on a slightly concave base. The neck, of cylindrical section, gradually widens towards the mouth, creating a functional flared rim. The glass, originally probably light blue-green (aqua), is now entirely covered with spectacular iridescence in golden, silvery, and brown-orange tones, as well as whitish mineral concretions indicating long burial.