145 - A RARE ROMAN AMBER GLASS VASE ON A RAISED FOOT RING, EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN, CIRCA 2ND-4TH CENTURY

A RARE ROMAN AMBER GLASS VASE ON A RAISED FOOT RING, EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN, CIRCA 2ND-4TH CENTURY Free-blown in translucent amber-colored glass, the elegant vessel with a globular body supported on a pronounced applied foot ring, rising through rounded shoulders to a tall, gently concave neck and broad funnel-shaped mouth with a slightly thickened rim. Provenance: With Gerhard Herinek, Vienna, Austria. The private collection of Dr. Peter Rudeck, Vienna, Austria, acquired from the above in 1989, and thence by descent. A copy of an expertise, written and signed by Gerhard Herinek, dated 17 March 1992, confirming the dating above and recording Asia Minor as the findspot, accompanies this lot. Condition: Very good condition, commensurate with age. Expected wear, minor surface scratches, slight warping to the mouth, and deposits and encrustations to the interior and exterior. The surface with attractive iridescence. Weight: 44 g Dimensions: Height 15.3 cm Literature comparison: Compare a closely related Roman blown glass flask, dated to the 2 nd-3 rd century AD, 12.5 cm high, in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession no. 74.51.48. Compare a related Roman blown and cut glass flask, dated to the 3 rd-4 th century AD, 19.9 cm high, in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession no. 91.1.1237. Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie’s London, 22 April 2013, lot 7 Price: GBP 3,000 or approx. EUR 5,100 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A Roman pale green glass flask with a spherical body, tall cylindrical neck, and funnel rim, circa 3 rd-4 th century AD Expert remark: Compare the closely related dating, spherical body, tall slender neck, and wide funnel-shaped mouth. Note the larger size (24.8 cm). Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie’s London, 5 December 2018, lot 155 Price: GBP 2,375 or approx. EUR 3,800 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A Roman clear glass globular flask, circa 3 rd-4 th century AD Expert remark: Compare the closely related dating, translucent glass, globular body, elongated neck, flaring mouth, and overall proportions. Note the larger size (23.2 cm).