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4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN IRIDESCENT PALE GREEN GLASS JUG
4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
The cylindrical body with vertical ribs, the tall neck with flaring rim, thick trailed handle, iridescence, 5½ in. (14.1 cm.) high; a Roman pale green glass jug, the spherical body with central band of fine wheel-cut lines, a dark blue trail encircling the flaring neck, 2nd-3rd Century A.D., 4 in. (10 cm.) high; and another glass jug similar, the rounded body with indentations, a dark blue handle attached to the shoulder and coiled around the neck, 3rd-4th Century A.D., 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm.) high (3)
4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
The cylindrical body with vertical ribs, the tall neck with flaring rim, thick trailed handle, iridescence, 5½ in. (14.1 cm.) high; a Roman pale green glass jug, the spherical body with central band of fine wheel-cut lines, a dark blue trail encircling the flaring neck, 2nd-3rd Century A.D., 4 in. (10 cm.) high; and another glass jug similar, the rounded body with indentations, a dark blue handle attached to the shoulder and coiled around the neck, 3rd-4th Century A.D., 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm.) high (3)
Provenance
Formerly in the 'Nimbus' collection of Ancient Glass: sold Sotheby's London, 12 June 1997, lot 198.
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