A ROMAN GLASS ARYBALLOS
A ROMAN GLASS ARYBALLOS

CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN GLASS ARYBALLOS
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
Transparent pale yellow-green in color, free-blown, the globular body with a series of horizontal wheel-cut grooves, the cylindrical neck with the rim folded down, up and out, and applied amber-colored twin handles, on a flat base, the original bronze chain joined to a ring around each handle, a ring at the center of the chain for suspension
5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired by the current owner in the U.S. in 1994.

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