Object Description
An exceptionally fine and rare Ancient Roman glass juglet, mould-blown in bright amber-yellow colour, with details, such as the rim and handle, drawn and tolled from a rod of dark blue glass. The vessel features a flattened base, pyriform body, shorty cylindrical neck and folded rim. The vessel’s body is enriched by a moulded decoration, comprising two bands of a curvilinear motives, framing a scrolls pattern, typical of Sidonian glassware production. The amber colour on this beautiful piece has been created by adding iron-sulphur to the molten glass.
Date: Circa 1st-4th Century AD