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Roman Glass Flask - GF.0312
Origin: Israel
Circa: 100
AD
to 300
AD
Dimensions:
5" (12.7cm) high
x 2.75" (7.0cm) wide
Collection: Classical
Medium: Glass
Additional Information: K
£1,800.00
Location: Great Britain
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| Description |
Time has robbed this glass vessel of its
ancient contents, but has replaced them with
a rich, silvery patina the color of moonlight
on the sea. If perfume had a visual form
equivalent to its scent, it would shimmer like
the peacock hues on this flask. Such are the
whims of time: something is lost, something
entirely different but equally delightful is
gained. We cannot help but feel a slight
melancholy for the vanished world that
created this vessel, but we are rewarded by
the delicate patina only time could have
given us.
- (GF.0312)
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