Property from a Private Collection
A Roman Pale Green Mould-Blown Janiform Glass Flask, circa 1st/2nd century A.D.
Lot Closed
December 17, 01:01 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Private Collection
A Roman Pale Green Mould-Blown Janiform Glass Flask
circa 1st/2nd century A.D.
each flattened rounded side of the body with the head of Medusa, her hair entwined with serpents, with bossed border, the cylindrical neck with everted rim and trailed-on twin handles, the proper right now missing.
Height 8.8 cm.
Ernst and Marthe Kofler-Truniger Collection, Lucerne, acquired prior to 1964
Christie's, London, Ancient Glass, Formerly the Kofler-Truniger Collection, March 5th and 6th, 1985, no. 91, illus.
acquired by the current owner at the above sale
Christie's, London, Ancient Glass, Formerly the Kofler-Truniger Collection, March 5th and 6th, 1985, no. 91, illus.
acquired by the current owner at the above sale
Kunsthaus Zurich, "Sammlung E. and M. Kolfer-Truniger, Luzern", June 7th-August 2nd, 1964
Kunstmuseum Luzern, "3000 Jahre Glaskunst von der Antike bis zum Jugendstil", July 19th-September 13th, 1981
Kunstmuseum Luzern, "3000 Jahre Glaskunst von der Antike bis zum Jugendstil", July 19th-September 13th, 1981
PUBLISHED
Kunsthaus Zurich, Sammlung E. and M. Kolfer-Truniger, Luzern, Basel, 1964, p. 38, no. 475
Beat Rütti,
3000 Jahre Glaskunst von der Antike bis zum Jugendstil, Lucerne, 1981, p. 82, no. 277