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LOT 0821
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.
LiteratureSee 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. The body was often decorated with ornamental threads. The jugs were often used in a manner similar to pilgrim flasks, to collect oil and water from early Christian sanctuaries.
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LOT 0821
Roman Glass Jug with Trails
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Opening Bid: £60
With dimpled base, flared neck and carinated flange below the mouth, rounded rim. 37 grams, 86 mm
From a London, UK, collection of glass, 1970-2000s.
