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Discussion in 'Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain' started by Mennan, Feb 6, 2025.

  1. Mennan

    Mennan New Member

    A small vase was found in the Lattakia region, Syria. Could someone identify the artifact?
     

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  2. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    Is it glass? The hope would be Roman, but I surely would not know.
     
  3. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    Welcome, Mennan. Have you done any looking around at museum holdings of glass antiquities? This looks like a flask for perfume or some kind of unguent.

    When you say 'found', is that found in a shop or found in the ground? If it's from a dig, were you the digger?
     
  4. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

  5. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

  6. TallCakes

    TallCakes Well-Known Member

  7. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    How in the world do those slender applied handles survive the millennia?!
     
  8. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    I did NOT work out the size differences in the two different images (OP's & @Komo's), BUT they sure LOOK LIKE 'same vintage' ....and with the Patterns on each SO SIMILAR!!!!

    POSS PERFUMES.jpg
     
    Last edited: Feb 6, 2025
  9. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    It is beautiful, and Syria has an ancient tradition of making amazing glass. Unfortunately this Phoenician style core glass is faked a lot, and there are also honest replicas, which makes it difficult for us to authenticate your flask from a mere photo.

    https://www.academia.edu/10061645/_Faking_Phoenician_Glass_in_Damascus_Minerva_14_2_2003_20_21

    There used to be a very good site that knew all about identifying fake core glass, but I just saw it was down. So instead I would advise you to find a specialised museum or university department to authenticate it.

    A video on fake Roman and core glass by a former professor in Syria. Fast forward to 10:20 for core glass:

     
    Last edited: Feb 7, 2025
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  10. antidiem

    antidiem Well-Known Member

    Excellent video, thanks! Good advice at the ending too..
     
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  11. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Agree.:) Although replicas sometimes end up being sold as antique.
     
  12. Rogusi

    Rogusi Member

    I agree it does not appear ancient... which might be good in the sense of problematic a Syrian antiquity could be without paperwork
     
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  13. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    If it’s a fake, it’s a very good one.
     
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