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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DonnaML, post: 7486140, member: 110350&quot;]I have three ancient Roman glass vases/bottles. I think the ones that survived did so for the same reasons that any other relatively fragile artifact survived -- largely from luck in the way they happened to be buried. Some ancient glass is actually rather thick, and in general I suspect it isn&#039;t necessarily any more fragile than a terracotta or other object made of pottery -- like, say, my Attic black-figured lekythoi, which appear at least as fragile to me.&nbsp; Overall, I suspect that the vast majority of ancient glass or pottery objects were smashed or broken even before they were buried, and only a tiny percentage has survived. When glass is broken, though, I suspect it&#039;s harder to put the pieces back together than for some other materials.</p><p><br /></p><p>In chronological order, with the descriptions taken from a recent appraisal, based on the dealers&#039; original descriptions</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Ancient Rome, purple/blue glass vase with wide folded rim and piriform (pear-shaped) body; surface of glass has some areas of vivid violet and blue iridescence; 1st Century AD.. 12.4 cm H x 5.7 cm W. Purchased 1/28/2021 Helios Gallery Antiquities, UK. Ex. Estate sale from Collection of Eric Moussel (1952-2019), Nogent-sur-Marne, France, acquired in Paris, late 20th Century. [N.B. The vase looks purple and/or blue depending on the photo. In either case, it reminds me a little of the night sky.]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1295061[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1295062[/ATTACH]</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1295063[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1295064[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1295065[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>2. Roman clear glass bottle, ca. 100 AD, 4 ½” L. Purchased 12/14/2007, John Jencek, San Mateo, CA.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1295066[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>3.&nbsp; Roman, pale blue glass vessel w/squat body &amp; broad neck, inside covered in silver-colored iridescence, ca. 5th Cent. AD. 65 mm H, 48 mm W (at widest point). Purchased 01/08/2018, Helios Gallery, Wiltshire, UK.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1295068[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1295069[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>(The Helios Gallery almost always has nice ancient glass available.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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