The June 2-5, 2002, Pre-Long Beach Sale, Sale 14
Lot 4737
Well Crafted Large Dish in
Green Glass. Roman, 2nd to 3rd century AD. Diameter: 8-1/2". Blown, shallow
dish (almost a plate) featuring a broad rounded rim, vertical walls, a folded
ring foot, and central raised umbo at the middle of the dish. Intact and
perfect, the dish is colored with areas of fine cobalt blue, speckled green,
and magenta iridescence. This sort of dish would have originally held food
pieces laying in a sauce, while the raised center would have kept accoutrements
such as chunks of bread out of the liquid! Cf. Oliver, Carnegie Museum,
no. 138.
Estimated Value $500-750.
Lot 4738
Nicely Crafted Large
Footed Dish in Green Glass. Roman, 2nd to 3rd century AD. Diameter: 9-1/2".
This blown, fairly shallow dish has vertical walls and a slightly flaring,
rolled rim along with a wide folded and flared foot and raised umbo at the
piece's center. Intact and perfect, the dish has some cleanable dirt. Colored
areas of fine cobalt blue, and speckled green, magenta, and lime colored
iridescence highlight this piece. Amazingly no age or stress cracks on a piece
of ancient glass this size! Very rare thus!
Estimated Value $700-900.
Lot 4739
A Fine Little Beaker in
Green Glass. Roman, 2nd to 3rd Century AD. Height: 3". Blown with a wide
flaring, funnel-shaped mouth and a fine rolled rim, the walls of this piece are
concave with a biconical base. A small pedestal foot supports the beaker. A
neat and delicate object with transparent green to blue and magenta hues with
an opaque silvery iridescence. Intact and choice! Cf. G.A.E. Vol 1, pl. 65,
93a; Newark, fig. 376; Hans Cohn Collection, fig. 56.
Estimated Value
$200-350.
Lot 4740
A Stylish Footed Beaker or
Flask. Roman, 2nd to 3rd century AD. Height: 4-1/4". Simple but elegant,
this vessel is basically conical in shape with a flared mouth and slightly
convex base, all set atop a small folded and rounded foot. Blown from a pale
green glass, the walls of this beaker feature opaque to transparent creme and
rose hues, with an iridescence of more vivid greens, violets, magentas and
blue. Intact and perfect.
Estimated Value $250-400.
Lot 4741
Roman Beaker of Elegant
Form. Roman, c. 2nd to 3rd century AD. Height: 3-1/8". Blown from pale
green glass, this beaker is a spool-like shape. The slightly flaring mouth sits
upon a wide body, with a wider and flaring base. With thick to transparent
silvery-violet iridescence, which tends to blues, greens, and light magentas.
Pleasing.
Estimated Value $250-350.
Lot 4742
A Substantial Beaker with
Wheel-cut Ornament. Roman, 2nd to 3rd century AD. Height: 4-3/8". This
beaker is a basic narrow cylinbder form with thick walls and a heavy base. On
the upper two thirds of the exterior appear four engraved broad, shallow
encircling grooves, the first and third of which are flanked by sharper, narrow
grooves. The rim is also probably wheel ground. Intact and pefect. The exterior
features a creme irridescence and the interior with silvery blue-green
iridescence.
Estimated Value $250-350.
Lot 4743
Fine, Iridescent Ewer.
Roman, 2nd to 3rd century AD. Height: 6-1/4". Blown in clear glass with a
lightly funneled mouth and folded lip this ewer has a cylinder neck and
inverted conical body that flares at base. Around the shoulder appear regularly
spaced light indentions. A thin trailed handle in brown attaches at the back.
With nearly invisible repairs to handle, otherwise the bottle intact and
choice. Most of the bottle shows an excellent variegated silvery iridescence in
grays, green-blues, coppers, magentas, and rose. Quality glass! Cf. G.A.W. p.
227.
Estimated Value $500-750.
Lot 4744
A Large Decorated Oinochoe
in Light Green Glass. 2nd to 3rd century AD. Height: 12-1/4". Large and
neatly crafted, this jar is blown from a leaf green glass. The funnel mouth has
a thick rolled rim with a slightly flaring neck. The large body is an inverted
drop shape set upon a folded, flat ring foot. At the side, an applied handle
appears in glass of the same color that has been folded to create a thumb rest.
Additional glass is trailed around the neck. The vessel shows a number of
cracks which have been stabilized. A large and still very displayable vessel,
at fraction of what it should be. Cf. G.A.E. Vol. 1, fig. 64d.
Estimated
Value $500-UP.
Lot 4745
A Very Fine Flask with
Trailed Decoration. Roman, c. 2nd to 4th Century AD. Height: 8-3/8". Blown
from clear glass, this bottle has a funnel mouth with a rolled rim. Fine glass
thread encircles the throat. Runngin down along the large, pear-shaped body
further spirals of obliquely running glass thread have been added. The base is
deeply concave. The interior earthen hued patina supports a fine transparent
silvery-violet iridescence, which tends to blues, greens, and light magentas.
An eye appealing vessel, interesting for being blown to its final form after
the body threading had been applied. Cf: "Carafe" in G.A.E. Vol. 1, fig. 66f;
Newark, fig. 156.
Estimated Value $450-650.
Lot 4746
Unusual "Feeding" Bottle.
Roman Judea, 2nd to 3rd century AD. Height: 4". Neatly crafted and robust,
this bottle is blown in light green glass. Shaped with a small funnel mouth
decorated with a plain rim, and a long, slightly spool-shaped cylinder neck,
all of which set upon a broad, ovate body. At the side, a hollow, nipple-like
spout protrudes at about mid body. Light chipping to end of spouth. Otherwise
the bottle is intact and choice. With subdued to rich blue-green iridescence.
A fine example of a scarce class of "feeding" bottles -- so called because it
was apparent from the usually thick spouts that they would have been used to
feed still nursing infants.
Estimated Value $650-850.
Lot 4747
An Attractive and Elegant
Ewer, in Light Green Glass. Roman, perhaps Syrian, 2nd to 3rd Century AD.
Height: 7-3/4". Ewer that has been carefully and quite symmetrically
fashioned -- the high foot is folded and flared, while the pear-shaped body is
nearly globular. Attached to the slender, cylindrical neck is a delicate loop
handle, with encircling reinforcing band. Additional decorative trailed glass
appears just beneath the top of the handle. Finely preserved, with minor
repair/restoration to a small chip to the mouth. Pleasing creme to
silver-violet-green iridescence, mainly appearing on the body. Cf. G.A.W. Fig.
192; Newark Fig. 394.
Estimated Value $500-750.
Lot 4748
Miniature Funnel Mouth Jar
with Superb Iridescence. Roman, 2nd to 3rd century AD. Height: 1-3/4".
Simple, this basic little unguent jar has a broad, shallow funnel mouth, a
short neck, and a globular body. Blown in clear or pale green glass. Delicately
made but intact and perfect. The piece is covered with mostly opaque
iridescence fabulously reflecting nearly all the colors of the rainbow, but
with an emphasis on greens, golds, and rose. A little showstopper! Cf. Newark,
fig. 517.
Estimated Value $275-375.
Lot 4749
A Pair of Small, Colorful
Balsam Jars. Roman, 2nd to 3rd century AD. Heights: 1-5/8"; 2-1/2". A pair
of vessels, both of which are basically similar in shape. In light yellow
glass, the smallest has a turned out mouth, a short neck, and a broad, flattish
piriform body. The larger piece, in pale green glass, has a wide funnel mouth,
a sharply ovoid (almost discoid) body, and a deeply indented base. Both are
intact and perfect, with some light cleanable dirt. With pleasing silvery to
creme iridescence, including pastel greens and rose. Cf. Newark 517.
Estimated Value $200-400.
Lot 4750
Rare Rhython Shaped
Vessel. Roman, 2nd to 3rd Century AD. Length: 7-3/4". The simple bottle is
formed in a curved horn shape with rounded shoulders and short funnel mouth
that has a neatly rounded rim. Carefully crafted in light green glass, vessel
displays a fine silvery iridescence that tends to greens, blues, and magentas.
As is typical of these vessels with delicate projections, the tip of the base
is chipped off. Otherwise the bottle is choice and pristine. Rare and
desirable! Don't miss this one!
Estimated Value $900-UP.
Lot 4751
Large Handled Burial Urn &
Lid. Roman, 2nd to 3rd century AD. Height: 12-1/2".Blown in light green
glass, this urn has a wide funnel mouth that is slightly cupped with a
constricted neck. The inverted piriform body has broad shoulders and a smaller
base while the is bottom indented. Two ridged and folded v-shaped handles
appear at the shoulders. The lid has a broad, folded rim and strongly mammiform
in shape. The urn shows a number of stabilized cracks, but otherwise the piece
is complete and basically sound, while lid intact and perfect. Piece displays
translucent to transparent variegated gold, green, purple and magenta
iridescence -- from subtle to fairly bright. Classic looking. Cf. G.A.E. Vol.
1, pl. 9a & b.
Estimated Value $1,500-UP.
Lot 4752
Cinerary Urn with Cover.
Roman, c. 2nd to 3rd Century AD. Height: 11". Blown in green glass, this
covered urn features a thick, wide, rolled down rim, a constricted neck and a
wide ovoid body with an indented base. The body is intact and perfect. With
translucent to transparent variegated gold, green, purple and red iridescence.
The cover is of mammiform shape, with a knobbed finial and has been repaired.
Attractive in a simple, functional way. Cf. G.A.E. Vol. 1, pl. 9d.
Estimated Value $2,000-UP.
Lot 4753
Footed Beaker in Green
Glass. Roman. c. 2nd to 4th century AD. Height: 3-1/2". Blown in thick,
light green glass, this cup features a plain, slightly flared rim and an
inverted conical body on its ring foot. Intact and perfect, with etched
iridescence in soft golds, plus splashes of brighter golds, greens and purples.
A pleasing and durable example of type. Cf. G.A.E. Vol. 1, pl. 65; Harden, fig.
3, illus. A.
Estimated Value $300-400.
Lot 4754
Unsual Bag-like Beaker or
Jar. Roman, c. 2nd to 4th century AD. Height: 3-5/8". Delicately formed
from a clear or pale green glass, this bottle is crafted with a short funnel
mouth that has an outwardly rolled rim, and a wide piriform body which has been
deeply indented on the sides to form a square. The piece sits atop a folded
thick ring foot. Neatly trailed glass threads appear at the neck. The bottle is
intact and perfect. Very clean but for the inner surface on one side. With fine
blue, green, silver and purple iridescence. Choice, unusual shape. Cf. G.A.E.
Vol. 1, pl. 69a; Newark, figs. 109, 373, 374.
Estimated Value $400-650.
Lot 4755
Lot of Two Iridescent
Bottles. Roman, c. 2nd to 4th century AD. Heights: 2-7/8"; 4-5/8". 1. The
earliest piece is a thick and heavy unguentarium in glass. With a fine deep
green color the piece has a flat everted mouth which is slightly flaring; a
cylinder neck, and a small flattened conical body. 2. The second piece is a jar
blown in a pale green glass. With a short, funnel-shaped mouth and narrow neck
the bulbous and round ovoid vessel has a deeply concave bottom. Both have been
repaired with restorations. Both with beautiful iridescence -- blues, greens,
and purples on the first, and Silver-gold on the second. An attractive pair.
Cf. G.I.A. pg. XXIII, 82; G.A.E. Vol. 1, figs. 140 c&d; and Newark fig. 426,
for first. Newark 438 for second.
Estimated Value $300-400.
Lot 4756
Colorful Squat Jug. Roman,
3rd to 4th century AD. Height: 6". Blown in fairly colorful green glass
this jug has a shallow funnel mouth with carinated rim, cylinder neck, and a
rounded conical, bell-like body. With indented bottom. A ridged and folded
handle is attached to thick and thin rings of glass beneath the mouth. Intact
and fine. With patchy to crusty jewel-like iridescence in shimmering to intense
violets, blues, coppers, reds, and rose. Eye catching for both shape and color!
Estimated Value $750-UP.
Lot 4757
Iridescent Bottle. Roman,
c. 3rd to 4th century AD. Height: 7-3/8". This neat and shapely bottle is
crafted in light yellow glass and is robustly made and of good size. Featuring
a large, near flat top, a flaring cylinder neck, and inverted conical body with
rounded shoulders and concave walls. The bottle has been broken and repaired
with some skill, however a professional redo would greatly enhance its value.
Bottle is very worthwhile for its beautiful gold, blue, copper and green
iridescence.
Estimated Value $250-350.
Lot 4758
A Fine Little Funnel Mouth
Flask in Aubergine Glass. Roman c. 3rd to 4th century AD. Height: 4". Vessl
with a broad and deep funnel mouth, fairly wide throat, and tapering
cylindrical body -- although its walls are slightly convex. Blown from handsome
purplish aubergine glass which only adds another dimension to the splendid and
intense green and violets of the vessel's iridescence. The mouth is equally
colorful but in silvers and grays. Intact and choice. A delightful artifact!
Estimated Value $400-650.
Lot 4759
A Shapely Amphoriskos.
Roman c. 3rd to 4th century AD. Height: 6". Blown from pale yellow or
yellow-green glass, this vessel has a broad and shallow funnel mouth, a narrow
flaring neck, and a tapering cylindrical body with rounded shoulders and a flat
base. The bottle is intact and pristine. With interior earthen patina. A
different shape in a less common color. Recommended.
Estimated Value
$400-600.
Lot 4760
A Marvellous Twin-handled
Amphora. Roman Syria or Phoenicia, c. 3rd to 4th century AD. Height:
8-3/8". Blown from a yellow-green to faintly olive glass, this vessel is
robustly made and of good size. The funnel mouth is shallow and wide with a
relatively narrow neck and a broad body of inverted drop shape. The body has
faint encircling spiral ridges (residual marks from tooling the hot glass), and
nine vertical ribs from pinching the glass. In green glass, two angular handles
have been applied to the sides, with decorative rings beneath mouth and towards
base of neck. A large pontil mark appears at the vessel's base. Intact and
beautifully preserved, the amphora shows some cleanable dirt residue and an
area or two of colorful iridescence. A stunning and impressive survival from
antiquity!
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Lot 4761
Amphoriskos in
Yellow-green. Rome, 3rd to 4th century AD. Height: 8-1/8". Sizable and
blown in fairly thick glass, this bottle has a funnel mouth with a heavy rolled
rim, a spool-shaped neck and an inverted cone-shaped body that tapere down to a
rounded, small base. At bottle's mid-body is an oblique pinched, handle-like
ridge of glass. An earthen patina is deposited on vessel's interior which
supports the opaquish silver-violet iridescence, tending to greens and reds.
Intact and perfect. Cf. G.A.E. Vol. 1, fig. 126m; Newark, fig. 156.
Estimated Value $400-600.
Ex: Superior Stamp and Coin.