8. Roman amphoriskos, c.late 1st-early 2nd century AD
Glass
Height: 7.6cm
11442 IVP
£ 4,400.00
Free-blown in transparent, pale purple glass with applied opaque white handles. The thin- walled, spherical body has a slightly indented base, the short cylindrical neck with an out- turned and...
Free-blown in transparent, pale purple glass with applied opaque white handles. The thin-walled, spherical body has a slightly indented base, the short cylindrical neck with an out-turned and in-folded rim, and two applied opaque white glass handles drawn from the shoulder to beneath the lip. Intact, some wear to one handle.
Provenance
Kunsthandel Mieke Zilverberg, Amsterdam, the NetherlandsPrivate collection, the Netherlands; acquired from the above, 27th October 1995
