137. Roman jug, 3rd-4th century AD
Glass
Height: 17cm
10704
£ 980.00
Free-blown in translucent green glass, the body of piriform shape, a tapered neck, a wide flaring rim and a folded lip and a pushed in base and a large pontil...
Free-blown in translucent green glass, the body of piriform shape, a tapered neck, a wide flaring rim and a folded lip and a pushed in base and a large pontil mark. A handle attached to the shoulder and drawn up, in a twist, above the lip and then down to meet it, with a fold to make a thumb rest. Some general pitting, intact.
Provenance
French art marketM. Lottmann, Paris, France; acquired 1960s-70s
