Roman Iridescent Green Glass Oinochoe

3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.

4 1/2 in. (66 grams, 11.6 cm).

Bulbous body with a dimple base, tubular neck with a trefoil mouth and a strap handle to the rear.

Provenance

Acquired in the 1990s from London dealerships and auction houses.
From the Lonson collection.

Literature

Cf. similar oinochoe in Antonaras, A., Ancient Glass in the J.Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 2025, p.265, no.300.

CONDITION

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LOT 0144