17. Roman amphoriskos with brilliant iridescence, c.3rd-4th century AD
Glass
Height: 10cm
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Further images
Free-blown in light blue-green glass. The storage jar has a spherical body and wide funnel mouth, the two strap handles looped from the top of the shoulder to beneath the...
Free-blown in light blue-green glass. The storage jar has a spherical body and wide funnel mouth, the two strap handles looped from the top of the shoulder to beneath the everted rim. Intact, the surface covered in a brilliant rainbow-like iridescence, and areas of thick pearlescence, earthy deposits on the interior.
Provenance
Antiquarium Ltd, New York, USAPrivate collection, USA; acquired from the above, 16th December 1992
