Roman Glass Sprinkler with Honeycomb Pattern

Culture: Roman

Period: 1st half of 3rd century A.D.

Material: Glass

Dimensions: 8.7 cm high

Price: 800 Euro

Ref: 3657

Provenance: Private collection Dr. Peter Rudeck, Vienna, Austria. Acquired on 7 February 1989 from Gerhard Herinek in Vienna. With the original certificate.

Condition: Intact

Description: Roman sprinkler blown into form with a spherical body and rounded base. The outside is decorated with a pattern of squares, each with a raised dot in the centre. The estuary is far outwards bent, the rim folded inwards and rounded. The neck is cylindrical and slightly constricted towards the body. Inside the neck is divided by a folded partition, which only has a small round opening. This allowed the precious liquid that this glass once held to be poured out drop by drop. From Syria. See for the type: “Römisches, byzantinisches und frühmittelalterliches Glas – Sammlung Ernesto Wolf”, Hatje Cantz 2001, number 132.