Roman miniature jug pendant, c.4th century AD
Glass
Height: 3.3cm
11115 IVP
Rod-formed in semi-opaque dark green glass that appears as opaque black, the applied handle in the same colour. The juglet is decorated with opaque white trailing. The body is biconical with a cylindrical neck, rounded rim and pad base. Intact.
Provenance
Ernst Kofler-Truniger (1903-1990) and Marthe Kofler-Truniger (1918-1999), Lucerne, SwitzerlandPrivate collection; acquired from the above sale
Exhibitions
Kunstmuseum Luzern, Switzerland, '3000 Jahre Glaskunst von der Antike bis zum Jugendstil', 19th July-13th September 1981Publications
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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