Francesca Hickin
Head of Department
Lot 14*
A Roman green glass aryballos with bronze link chain
6 July 2021, 15:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£3,000 - £5,000
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Anna Marston
Associate Specialist
A Roman green glass aryballos with bronze link chain
Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.
With folded collar rim, short cylindrical neck and spherical body, the base slightly pushed-in, with short trail twin handles with original bronze rings to which a chain is attached with a further central suspension ring and 'S' shaped hook, aryballos 8.4cm high
Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.
With folded collar rim, short cylindrical neck and spherical body, the base slightly pushed-in, with short trail twin handles with original bronze rings to which a chain is attached with a further central suspension ring and 'S' shaped hook, aryballos 8.4cm high
Footnotes
Provenance:
with Antiquarium Ltd, New York.
Private collection, USA, acquired from the above 14 January 1987.
Such bottles as the above aryballos were used by Romans to carry olive oil which served as a soap substitute and would have been convenient for trips to the baths. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, has a similar example with chain, acc. no. 17.194.193.