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CIRCA 4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN IRIDESCENT GLASS JUGLET
CIRCA 4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
The cylindrical body decorated with vertical ribbing, trailed handle applied at shoulder and rim, silver iridescence, 4¼ in. (11 cm.) high; an iridescent glass jar with wide flaring mouth, the bulbous body decorated with a single row of small pinched knobs, circa 4th Century A.D., 3 in. (7.6 cm.) high; a mottled iridescent glass jar, the body with concave base, the wide neck flaring gently to a folded collared rim, twin applied handles, repaired, circa 4th Century A.D., 4 in. (10 cm.) high; and a triple-handled green glass jar, the spherical body with delicate spiral trail, with black iridescence, circa 3rd-4th Century A.D., 3¼ in. (8.3 cm.) high (4)
CIRCA 4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
The cylindrical body decorated with vertical ribbing, trailed handle applied at shoulder and rim, silver iridescence, 4¼ in. (11 cm.) high; an iridescent glass jar with wide flaring mouth, the bulbous body decorated with a single row of small pinched knobs, circa 4th Century A.D., 3 in. (7.6 cm.) high; a mottled iridescent glass jar, the body with concave base, the wide neck flaring gently to a folded collared rim, twin applied handles, repaired, circa 4th Century A.D., 4 in. (10 cm.) high; and a triple-handled green glass jar, the spherical body with delicate spiral trail, with black iridescence, circa 3rd-4th Century A.D., 3¼ in. (8.3 cm.) high (4)
Provenance
Formerly in a German private collection, acquired in the 1960s-1970s.
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