Roman Period Violet Ribbon-Glass Vessel

This flask, with its bulbous base and delicate curves, leading to a stoutly flared lip, displays a pastiche of blues, purples and violets interspersed with white, being reminiscent of glazed fruit preserves and confectionaries. What sweet wines may have graced the interior of this vessel, purchased by a paterfamilias, perhaps as a gift for the woman of the house, or brought as a gift by honored guests? The dedication and skill of the craftsmen that blew this glass vessel are contained in the frozen, flowing rivers of color that comprise its walls and dazzle the eyes of the modern viewer, in much the same way that they must have bedazzled the Roman viewers as well.