Culture: Roman. Date: 1st Century A.D. Material; Pale green glass. Condition: Intact, very good. Provenance: American private collection. Measurements: 5.1 inches high (12.7 cms). Blown with spherical form and concave base, with a tall cylindrical neck and a folded rim, with original stopper still intact, and a vertical handle. Very rare with stopper. Cf: No. 153, Benzian collection, another found in Cologne, see Otto Doppelfeld, Romisches und Frankisches Glas in Koln, Cologne, 1966, no. 21. Our vast inventory of ancient art includes one of the finest and most comprehensive ancient glass collections ever assembled; it includes nearly every variety of pre-Roman, Roman, and Eastern Mediterranean ancient glass. If you have any specific inquiries, please let us know.

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