Roman Glass Lentoid Flask bronzeweight displaying the elegant form and

displaying the elegant form and bold decoration characteristic of early Chinese ceramics

and tree-bark fibre bags (bilum / noken) were everyday necessities

An exceptional and rare Egyptian mummy mask depicting the frontal visage of an idealized individual

making it an effective weapon for combat or hunting

Roman Glass Lentoid Flask bronzeweight displaying the elegant form andLate 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