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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.

Provenance

with 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.

Literature

See Auth, H., Ancient Glass at the Newark Museum, Newark, 1976, p.109, for the type.

Footnotes

These 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.

CONDITION

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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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