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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Antiquities| ▸ |Antiquities by Material| ▸ |Glass Antiquities||View Options:   | | | Ancient glass making began in Egypt and the Mesopotamian region around 1500 B.C. Glass beads and inlays were even used on King Tutankhamen's mask. The earliest vessels were produced by forming melted glass on a clay core in the shape of the desired vessel. Hot threads of contrasting color were wrapped around the vessel, pressed, and combed to create a wavy pattern. The clay core was removed after cooling. The Augustan age of the Roman empire and invention of the blowpipe in Sidonian Phoenicia marked a turning point in glass production. Output could be increased a thousandfold with the introduction of new, exciting shapes. This technique quickly spread to Italy, and then throughout the empire. Roman glass was so popular that most Romans owned glass objects, and much has survived and is available today at reasonable prices. |
This shape was is found throughout the empire and was popular over a long period making precise dating difficult. The constriction at the base of the neck indicates it is Eastern Mediterranean.AB30955. Glass bottle; cf. Yale Gallery 85; 10.0 cm (3 1/2"), Choice, free-blown, pale green, cylindrical neck expanding to a shallow tooled constriction, piriform body, uneven folded and flattened rim, flat bottom; striations, yellow weathering, dulling, iridescent areas; SOLD
Journal of Glass Studies, The Corning Museum of Glass, 5 Volumes, 1966 - 1972
From the library of Alex J. Malloy. An annual publication that records the discoveries, interpretations, acquisitions and publications which affect the art and history of glass making. Includes issues from 1966, 1968, 1969, 1921 - 1972.
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Phoenician (Palestinian Manufacture), 3/4" Glass Head Pendant, 5th Century B.C.
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.AM32371. Phoenician (Palestinian manufacture) glass head pendant, Choice, 1.9 cm (3/4"), white opaque glass face and black circular eyes white dot for chin, black hair top and loop for suspension, double headed with the same on the back side, complete and intact; very rare; SOLD
Egyptian, Mosaic Glass Face Fragment, c. 1st Century B.C. - 1st Century A.D.
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.
All references date mosaic glass face plaques to about 100 B.C. - 100 A.D. None of the collections and references examined included a similar fragment and this piece may date much earlier, perhaps c. 1000 B.C. AM32399. Mosaic glass face fragment; cf. Kofler-Truniger lot 249 (lot of 8 fragmentary mask fragments, though not very similar), Superb!, 1.2 cm (1/2") x 1.6 cm (5/8"), part of facing face with cream skin color, delicate black line features, black eybrow, blue eye, red-brown headdress and hair, blue field to right; of great rarity!; SOLD
Ptolemaic or Roman Egyptian, Glass Floral Inlay Fragment, c. Late 2nd Century B.C. - Early 1st Century A.D.
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.
Floral plaque fragments of this pattern are included in some published museum collections. They all appear to be from the same workshop, reputedly in or around Bahnasa, Egypt. The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a near complete plaque but all known examples are fragments. Although, fragments are all that remain of the extraordinary work of these brilliant artisans, we can still take pleasure from these small glimpses of their ancient masterpieces.AM32437. Ptolemaic Egypt, 1 1/8" x 1 1/2" floral inlay glass fragment, cf. Lightfoot NMS 492, magnificent floral pattern, Superb, probably c. 100 B.C. mint, three yellow branches with dark green leaves, part of white flower, yellow fruits, three larger yellow fruits with clear white centers, dark grey-blue background; of great rarity!; SOLD
Roman, White Patella Cup, 1st Century B.C. - 1st Century A.D.
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years. Ex Robert Hass collection.
The flang which was formed by pinching a fold of glass along the side of the cup must be purely decorative since the slop of the rim would prevent it from holding a lid.AM32574. Patella cup; cf. Wolkenburg Collection, Christie's London, 9 July 1991, 96, Choice, probably Flavian period; reverse 3.8 cm (1 1/2") x 6.3 cm (2 1/2"), free-blown, thin opaque white glass, wide flanged rim, cream color patination, very attractive!; SOLD
Egyptian, Glass Floral Inlay Fragment, c. 5th - 1st Century B.C.
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.AM32401. Floral inlay glass fragment, Superb, probably Ptolemaic, c. 300 - 30 B.C.; 2.5 cm (1") x 2.8 cm (1 1/8"), red flower with white center Yellow flower with red center dots, two yellow stems with flower on end, yellow flower with blue cross, blue background, lovely floral pattern; SOLD
Ptolemaic or Roman Egyptian, c. 1st Century B.C.
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.
The mosaic glass making technique is a painstaking labor intensive process. Long colored glass rods (canes) are arranged and bundled to form the desired cross-section pattern. The rods are fused with heat and pulled to reduce the diameter and shrink the pattern to a smaller scale. The fused and pulled canes of glass are then cut into wafers, each piece bearing the original cross-section pattern in miniature. The wafers are then fused together to form the vessel. Millefiori, a combination of the Italian words "mille" (thousand) and "fiori" (flowers), is a distinctive and beautiful decorative pattern of mosaic glass.AM32450. millefiori fragment from a vessel of the finest quality, Superb, a true gem!, 5.7 cm (2 1/4"), dark brown background, white spiral striped rim, multiple millefiori designs of circles of green and white, red and yellow dots circles, red circles with small yellow dots; lovely and delicate; of great rarity; SOLD
Roman Syria, Glass Vessel, 3rd - 5th Century A.D.
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.AG32601. Blue vessel with pinched projections; cf. Corning I 318, Superb!, 6.9 cm (2 3/4"), clear bright blue glass, globular body ornamented with a horizontal row five pinched projections, short neck, broad folded and flattened rim; worthy of the finest museum or private collection; SOLD
Roman, Syria Palaestina, Sprinkler Flask, 3rd - 4th Century A.D.
Dropper bottles, such as this one, were filled with scented oil or perfume. The constriction in the neck made it easy to dispense the expensive contents one drop at a time. The swirled design was created by blowing the body into a ribbed mold, removing the glass from the mold, then blowing it again while twisting the bubble. The most unusual feature on this flask is the recessed neck, pushed into the body, a very rare feature.AG20821. cf. Corning II 621, ROM Glass 282, Newark Museum 152, Wolf Collection 154, Carnegie Museum 213, Superb, complete and intact, attractive iridescence, globular body sprinkler flask, transparent blue glass, 11.3 cm (4 3/8") tall, 4.4 cm (1 3/4") widest diameter, beautifully made, mold-blown swirled ribs, recessed cylindrical neck, everted funnel mouth, rolled and folded in rim, kicked bottom, no pontil mark; from a Florida dealer; SOLD
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