Roman Translucent Glass Amphora

1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.

5 in. (69 grams, 12.9 cm).

With sloping, rounded shoulder, a globular body tapering to a flared base, a cylindrical neck and a stepped rim, applied handles.

Provenance

From a specialist collection of glass, acquired from dealerships during the 1990s.

Literature

Cf. Lightfoot, C.S., Ancient Glass in the National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh, 2007, item 307.

CONDITION

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