Roman Light Blue Glass Jug

GBP 1,250.00

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Object Description

A finely modelled Roman pale blue glass jug with a rounded body, leading to a cylindrical neck and a funnel-shaped mouth. The flask sits upon a small uneven foot. A blue trailed handle has been applied from the body of the bottle to the rim. The body is decorated with vertical concave intents and trailings of glass have been applied at the base of the neck and around the wide mouth of the bottle. There is widespread pearlescent iridescence across the whole vessel and some natural encrustation.

Due to an uneven base, the item cannot stand on its own.

Date: Circa 2nd–4th century AD

Object History

From a London collection, acquired in the 1970s

Object Condition

Very fine. Some areas of encrustation and iridescence. Minor repair on one side.

Object Details

  • dimensions
    W:5 x H:10.2 centimeters

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The Gallery
Trent Park Equestrian Centre
Eastpole Farm House, Bramley Road
Oakwood, N14 4UW, United Kingdom

St James's Ancient Art
10 Charles II Street, Ground Floor
St James
London
SW1Y 4AA

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