Roman glass flask, Roman Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE Amulets Seals Scarabs Provenance: Sir Christopher Cockerell (1910

Provenance:  Sir Christopher Cockerell (1910 - 1999) collection

Napanangka’s paintings are expressions of the artist’s sacred connections to totems

This elegant devotional pendant is fashioned from a single sheet of high-karat gold cut into a broad-armed Latin cross with gently expanding terminals

and served as prestigious markers of status and authority

reflective surface

Roman glass flask, Roman Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE Amulets Seals Scarabs Provenance: Sir Christopher Cockerell (1910A pretty free blown glass flask with a rounded globular body rising to a short cylindrical neck and slightly flared rim. The vessel is formed in pale green glass and retains extensive burial encrustation and iridescence across the surface, with attractive areas of silvery and rainbow sheen typical of early Roman glass weathering. The proportions and simple, utilitarian form are characteristic of early Imperial domestic and cosmetic vessels, likely