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147 - GLASS ASKOS IN THE SHAPE OF A SWAN
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GLASS ASKOS IN THE SHAPE OF A SWAN Roman art, 1st–2nd century A.D. A rare swan-shaped askos made of bluish translucent glass, with a tail that ends in a funnel-shaped, flared spout, and the other end curved to form the bird’s neck and head. Chips and repairs. Length: 17 cm Provenance: Gorny & Mosch, Munich, December 16, 2008: lot 44 (ill.) Gorny & Mosch, Munich, June 23, 2010, lot 43 Christian Levett Collection, Mougins Museum of Classical Art, acquired in 2011 Exhibitions: Mougins Museum of Classical Art (MACM), Mougins, France, June 2011–August 2023 (Inv. No. MMoCA565) Bibliography: Gorny & Mosch, Auction 174, Munich, December 16, 2008, lot 44 Gorny & Mosch, Auction 189, Munich, June 23, 2010, lot 43 M. Eiland, “Materials and Manufacture” in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 174, fig. 40 C. Dauphin, *Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary*, Levett Collection Series 2, France, 2014, pp. 8 and 98 C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary, Levett Collection Series 2, France, 2016, p. 6, figs. 1 and 87 A Roman glass swan-shaped askos, 1st–2nd century A.D.
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