LARGE ROMAN PERFUME BOTTLE EUROPE OR NEAR EAST,... Lot 30

LARGE ROMAN PERFUME BOTTLE EUROPE OR NEAR EAST, 4TH CENTURY A.D. blown glass from a three part mould, of sky blue colour, standing on an applied foot ring, the ovoid body with fine diagonal ribbing, the long neck with thin trailed glass running up its length and terminating in a ribbed neck, four large arched handles run from the shoulder to the midsection of the neck and a further four miniature looped handles run from the upper neck to the rim (19.5cm tall) Provenance: The J.L. Collection of Ancient Glass, formed early 1970s - 2019 Note: For a similar example, please see: The Constable-Maxwell Collection of Ancient Glass, 4th June 1979, lot 211.