Where once this delicate vessel was filled with
rare fragrance, today it contains only the
seductive perfume of mystery. Who held it all
those centuries ago when the classical world was
in full bloom? Did that person admire its fragile
beauty without for a moment imagining that the
glass would survive long after the Roman Empire
had vanished? When we also are drawn to the
lovely shape and colors of this flask, we are
linked directly to that ancient life.
- (GF.0111)