SPRINKLER BOTTLE of Hans van Rossum, 3rd century A.D.
Eastern Mediterranean,
Technique: Pattern-blown, neck and rim free blown; tooled, handles applied
Classification: Kisa 1908: Band II nr. 10, p. 317 for the type of the handles,
Condition: Intact, some slight weathering
Description: Transparent bluish-green glass, globular body, indented base, pontil mark. Cylindrical neck with flaring rim, turned in. At meeting point of shoulder and neck an inner diaphragm to make a sprinkler of the bottle. Mold-blown, body decorated with swirling ribs curving from upper left to lower right. Two handles applied on the shoulder, drawn up and attached to the edge of the rim, folded up to make a thumb-rest and reattached to the upper part of the rim, rest of glass coil folded backwards.
Size:↑13.2 cm | ø 8.2 cm | Weight 96 g
Provenance: Ex private collection USA, acquired during the late 1970s
Published: Romeins Glas uit particulier bezit, J. van der Groen & H. van Rossum 2011 (front) Museumtijdschrift no. 4, June – July 2011, p. 28 Sotheby’s New York, auction 31 May 1997 lot 17.
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