80. Roman jug, c.3rd-4th century AD
Glass
Height: 7.3cm
11388
£ 1,500.00
Further images
Free-blown in translucent, pale yellow glass. The spherical body has a tall cylindrical neck with flared rim and band of trail towards the base, set on a ring base, the...
Free-blown in translucent, pale yellow glass.
The spherical body has a tall cylindrical neck
with flared rim and band of trail towards
the base, set on a ring base, the underside
with a pontil mark, a strap handle drawn
upwards from the shoulder and set at right
angles level with the lip, a fold creating a
thumb rest where the handle joins the rim.
The surface acid cleaned. Intact.
Provenance
Art market, London, UKPrivate collection, Switzerland; acquired from the above 1970s
Literature
For the form with a variation of the handle, compare David Whitehouse, Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, Vol.I (New York, 1997), no.720, p.180
