LARGE ROMAN HANDLED GLASS JAR

GBP 2,000.00

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Object Description

Ca. 1st-2nd Century AD

A large Roman blown glass jar that is colourless with a slight aqua tint. The jug is decorated with two opposing, applied handles that expand from the shoulder and connect to the lower rim. The jug has a wide mouth, a tooled lower rim and is decorated with nine thumbprint panels. These are concentrated around the bulging body of the piece, which tapers to a flattened base.

Size: H:133.35mm / W:95.25mm

Object History

Collection of Rabbi Herbert Friedman, NYC. Collected in the 1960’s in Israel. Thence, to family by descent.

Object Details

  • dimensions
    W:9.525 x H:13.335 centimeters

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