4TH CENTURY A.D.
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A Roman pale greenish-blue engraved glass jar
4th Century A.D.
The globular body with wheel-cut decoration of fluted pillars connected by zigzag arches with dotted circles between, with wide flaring short neck, a thick applied coiled trail underneath the rim and another coil forming the foot, traces of iridescence especially in the engraving, crack above base
4½in. (11.4cm.) high
4th Century A.D.
The globular body with wheel-cut decoration of fluted pillars connected by zigzag arches with dotted circles between, with wide flaring short neck, a thick applied coiled trail underneath the rim and another coil forming the foot, traces of iridescence especially in the engraving, crack above base
4½in. (11.4cm.) high