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Roman White Glass Hexagonal BottleAn ancient Roman mold-blown white glass hexagonal bottle, with six panels separated by columns, each with an image of a different vase (amphora, krater, hydria, etc.), grape clusters below. Sidon. Milky white mold-blown glass has been identified with ancient glass manufacturers in Tyre and Sidon, where the tradition of glass making first began with the Phoenicians and persisted through Roman times. Confer: Sangiorgi, Collezione di Verti Antichi (Milan, 1914), no. 111; Israel Musuem, Ancient Glass (Jerusalem, 1979) p. 15; for two examples possibly from the same mold as this piece see Christies's, New York, June 4, 2008, lots 119 and 121. Formerly in the collection of Patti Cadby Birch, acquired in the 1970's. Inv#: 3625 $4,500 |
