TALL CYLINDRICAL BOTTLE of Hans van Rossum
Date: Late 1st century – 2nd century AD | Origin:Roman Empire, probably Asia Minor
Size↑25.0 cm | ø 9.0 cm | Weight 374 g
Technique: Body mold-blown in a full-size and conical mold. Neck and mouth free blown. Handle applied, tooled.
Classification: Isings 1957 form 51b | Fleming 1999 handle type c. MS 5128
Description: Transparent yellowish brown glass. Cylindrical body and short cylindrical neck; rim folded outward, down, upward, and outward to form a collar __with a horizontal ledge. Shoulder slopes, __with rounded edge; wall tapers slightly and curves in at bottom; base plain, slightly concave on underside; no pontil. Strap handle with four ribs, applied onto edge, drawn up and in, and attached immediately below rim, with excess glass pulled down neck.
Condition: Intact, some slightly weathering
Remarks: The glass blower has used a smooth-walled mold, which facilitated mass production. The collar rim with a ledge is an eastern Mediterranean feature, although it is not common in Palestine, Syria or Egypt. Finds appear to be concentrated farther north, in Cyprus, Asia Minor, Greece and on the coasts of the Black Sea. Cylindrical bottles with a collar rim have an even wider distribution including North Africa. The outline of the rim has parallels in pottery and metal vessels from Pergamon, a circumstance that has led to the hypothesis that the collar rim might be a Pergamene speciality and that the workshop or workshops producing this type of rim may have been located in that area.
Provenance: Art market New York 2010 Private collection, Florida (USA)
Reference: Ancient Glass in National Museums Scotland, C. S. Lightfoot no. 181, Römische Kleinkunst, Sammlung Karl Löffler, P. La Baume no. 99, Tafel 12, Ancient Glass in the Hermitage Collection, N. Kunina nos. 235 – 237, Kunst der Antike, Galerie Günter Puhze, Katalog 16-2002 no. 240