15. Roman tall jug with brilliant iridescence, c.3rd-4th century AD
Glass
Height: 21cm
11221
Further images
Mould-blown in translucent, pale blue glass. The tall, cylindrical jug tapers slightly toward the base and has subtle vertical fluting to the body, a short, wide neck with out-turned and...
Mould-blown in translucent, pale blue glass. The tall, cylindrical jug tapers slightly toward the base and has subtle vertical fluting to the body, a short, wide neck with out-turned and inward-folded lip, and a ribbed strap handle, drawn up from the shoulder and folded before attachment to the rim. Intact, the surface slightly pitted and with brilliant iridescence.
Provenance
Antiquarium Ltd, New York, USAPrivate collection, USA; acquired from the above, 1990
Literature
Compare Anastassios Antonaras, Fire and Sand: Ancient Glass in the Princeton University Art Museum (Princeton, 2012), no.246, pp.170-1
