Roman glass jug with handle
€770
available
Object number
AR3490-20
| Object: |
Roman glass jug with handle
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| Material: |
Light green glass.
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| Period: |
1st century AD to 2nd century AD. Roman Imperial period. |
| Description: |
Small glass jug with a cylindrical body that tapers slightly towards the flat base and widens slightly at the shoulder. The neck, which is constricted at the bottom, widens to a folded lip pointing outwards. From there, a strap handle made of four grooves runs at a right angle to the shoulder. This type of vessel was made in the eastern Mediterranean.
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| Dimensions: |
11.2cm height. 10.3cm diameter.
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| Condition: |
Perfect condition. Completely intact, with some attractive finds inside. Sticker marked "20" on the bottom, the Heckmann collection number.
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| Provenance: |
Acquired by us in 2023 from the German Heckmann family collection. The founder Peter Heckmann acquired the glass collection in the 1970s on the German art market.
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| References: |
Cf. Y. Israeli, Ancient Glass in the Israel Museum, p. 254, nos. 322 and 323. Those pieces are finds from the eastern Mediterranean.
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| Authenticity: |
We unconditionally guarantee the authenticity of every artefact, all items are subject to our lifetime return policy on authenticity.
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