Roman Tall Glass Bottle. 1st-2nd century A.D. With plano-convex body and flat base, tapering neck and everted rim; some iridescence to surface. Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.2, New York, 2001, item 772. 140 grams, 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in.). (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.) Private collection, Luxembourg, 2002. Swiss private collection, 2003. Ex Vittorio Rizzi, Basel, prior 2005. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00035605.