ROMAN GLASS GRAPE FLASK. Ca. AD 300. A glass grape flask with an ovoid body decorated with eleven rows of raised circular bosses. The tall, cylindrical neck flares upward into a folded rim. A pronounced ridge separates the body from the neck. The base is slightly concave. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: X.21.190. A similar example sold for USD 1,750 at Christie's, Live Auction 2709, Antiquities, 6 June 2013, Lot 518. Size: 140mm x 70mm; Weight: 140g Provenance: Ex. Russkin collection, formed in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.