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LOT 0163
Roman Glass Jug with Trails
4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 in. (32 grams, 74 mm).
A small pale yellow collared globular jug with short neck, angular ribbon handle with two narrow prominent ribs, folded upper attachment to the cylindrical neck, several horizontal lines on the globular body, trefoil mouth.
Provenancewith H.A.C., Basel, prior 1999.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
See Auth, H., Ancient Glass at the Newark Museum, Newark, 1976, p.109, for the type.
FootnotesThese globular jugs were typical of the Eastern Mediterranean in the Late Roman period. Ornamental threads were decorating the body, and the employment of these jugs was often similar to those of pilgrim flasks, destined to collect oil and water from early Christian sanctuaries.
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LOT 0163
Roman Glass Jug with Trails
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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