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CHRIS HOLMES ANTIQUES

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A delicate Late Imperial Roman Glass bottle in amphora form circa 4th-5th Century AD.


With elegant translucent blue green handles and trails. The bottle has a rounded rim, flaring mouth and a cylindrical neck. Its piriform body tapering down to a rounded base. The two handles are applied in pads to edge of shoulder, drawn up and outwards, then turned down and trailed onto neck.
A horizontal trail wound once around underside of mouth. Distinctive pontil mark to base.


Intact with surface weathering appropriate with age. Presented on a wire stand. Size without stand.


Note: Last image of three vessels for scale (priced individually)


View a similar piece in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Accession Number: X.21.189
Width: 7 cm (2.76″)
Height: 19.5 cm (7.68″)
Depth: 6 cm (2.36″)

  • Period: 4th-5th Century A.D.
    • Price: £2,500.00
    • €2,968 Euro
    • $3,303 US Dollar
  • Location: Yorkshire
    • Dimensions: H: 19.5cm (7.68in)
    • W: 7cm (2.76in)
    • D: 6cm (2.36in)