Lot Essay
For a similar example, blue-green in color, see no. 125, p. 108 in Auth, Ancient Glass at the Newark Museum.
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CIRCA 4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN GLASS JUG
CIRCA 4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
Amber in color, free-blown, the piriform body on a concave base, with a cylindrical neck and funnel-shaped mouth, a thin amber trail wound spirally around the mouth, a thick amber ring trailed around the neck, and a thin trail of emerald green wound spirally around the body extending into zigzag toward the base, with a single vertical handle
4¼ in. (10.8 cm.) high
CIRCA 4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
Amber in color, free-blown, the piriform body on a concave base, with a cylindrical neck and funnel-shaped mouth, a thin amber trail wound spirally around the mouth, a thick amber ring trailed around the neck, and a thin trail of emerald green wound spirally around the body extending into zigzag toward the base, with a single vertical handle
4¼ in. (10.8 cm.) high
Provenance
American Private Collection, 1970s.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.