Roman Glass Aryballos, Aubergine Body with Pale Twin Trail Handles

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Roman, Imperial period, ca. 1–300 CE. A small free-blown aryballos of translucent aubergine glass. Its spherical body glows plum-brown where light passes through it. A cylindrical neck rises to a folded collar rim, and the underside is pushed in to form a shallow base. Two thick trailed handles of pale gray glass, almost smoke-colored against the dark body, rise from the shoulder and loop back to grip the neck. Each is pressed flat into a broad pad where it meets the shoulder. Flasks of this shape probably held scented oil for bathing and the palaestra. The paired handles allowed a cord or metal chain to be passed through so the flask could hang from the wrist alongside a strigil. The contrast between the dark body and the pale handles is deliberate, an economical bit of glassblower's elegance. Silvery weathering softens areas of the surface. Size: 3" H x 2" Diam (7.6 cm H x 5.1 cm Diam); On included custom stand: 3.5" H (8.9 cm H). The glass aryballos is a Roman reworking of a Greek form. Archaic and Classical aryballoi were small ceramic oil flasks. In the first century CE, after glassblowing spread from the Syro-Palestinian coast, glassworkers turned the shape into a globular blown bottle with two handles, often called "dolphin" handles because of their curving profile. In the standard typology it is known as Isings form 61. Bathers carried these flasks on a ring or chain together with a bronze strigil, the curved scraper used to remove oil, sweat, and dust after exercise. The form stayed in use well into the third century across the Roman world. SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.).For those not using LiveAuctioneers' Live Ship program, Artemis Fine Arts offers expert in-house packing and worldwide shipping. With over 20 years of experience, our team provides careful, reliable, and affordable service. For a quick quote on this lot, please contact support@artemisfinearts.com prior to the auction, or call 720-890-7700. PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item #205217

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