Roman Glass Lentoid Flask figurine and wheel-finished

and wheel-finished

During the Song dynasty

Only in the 20th century

While some examples may have served as fittings for harnesses

Its design reflects the profound cultural changes brought by the Muslim conquest in the 7th century AD

Roman Glass Lentoid Flask figurine and wheel-finishedLate Roman Empire, c. 100300 AD A beautiful and exceptionally well preserved Roman lentoid flask, free blown in translucent pale greenish blue glass. The vessel is formed with a flattened spherical body leading to a gently tapering cylindrical neck, terminating in a neatly tooled and lightly flared rim. Tiny air bubbles, trapped within the glass during the blowing process, bear witness to its ancient manufacture, while the small flattened base retains