A ROMAN YELLOW GLASS SNAKE-THREAD SPRINKLER FLASK

Lot 129
12.04.2022 10:00UTC -05:00
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ID 734919
Lot 129 | A ROMAN YELLOW GLASS SNAKE-THREAD SPRINKLER FLASK
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$ 4 000 – 6 000
A ROMAN YELLOW GLASS SNAKE-THREAD SPRINKLER FLASK

CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.

2 5⁄8 in. (6.6 cm.) high







Provenance

Ernst (1899-1989) and Marthe (1918-1999) Kofler-Truniger, Lucerne, acquired by 1981.

Ancient Glass Formerly in the Kofler-Truniger Collection, Christie's, London, 5-6 March 1985, lot 72.

Jack (1930-1996) and Jane (1936-2021) Weprin, New York, acquired from the above; thence by descent to the current owner.





Literature

M. Kunz, ed., 3000 Jahre Glaskunst: von der Antike bis zum Jugendstil, Luzern, 1981, p. 108, no. 422.





Exhibited

Kunstmuseum Luzern, 3000 Jahre Glaskunst: von der Antike bis zum Jugendstil, 19 July-13 September 1981.





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