Roman miniature jug pendant, c.4th century AD
Glass
Height: 3cm
11110 IVP
Opaque black glass pendant in the form of a miniature jug. This rod-formed bead is set atop a disc-shaped foot, the body is decorated with a continuous zigzag pattern in opaque turquoise glass beneath a single straight band. The arching handle is drawn from the rim and folded onto the body. A small chip to the base and a couple of tiny chips to the lip.
Provenance
Ernst Kofler-Truniger (1903-1990) and Marthe Kofler-Truniger (1918-1999), Lucerne, SwitzerlandPrivate collection; acquired 6th December 1985
Exhibitions
Kunstmuseum Luzern, Switzerland, '3000 Jahre Glaskunst von der Antike bis zum Jugendstil', 19th July-13th September 1981Literature
Compare D. Whitehouse, Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass Vol.III (New York, 2003) p.50, no.966Publications
Beat Rütti, 3000 Jahre Glaskunst von der Antike bis zum Jugendstil (Lucerne, 1981) p.69, no.201
Christie's, London, UK, Ancient Glass, Formerly the Kofler-Truniger Collection, 5th-6th March 1985, no.204
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