A rarely seen extraordinarily well detailed ancient Roman glass vessel with a beautiful turquoise trail, green tones and traces of fine iridescence Other than a damaged lip to the reverse, the vessel remains in fine condition and was used in ancient Roman times to store precious substances such as oils, perfumes etc. The level of craftsmanship and detail would suggest that this piece belonged to a person of stature among the Roman elite - turquoise coloured trailing is very rare and makes the piece a very attractive item 82 x 32mm, 19gr. 1 - 399 AD Provenance: British historian collection (2020s) British gallery (2020s) British private collection (1990s) COA will be provided