Roman glass juglet
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Object number
AR3423F
| Object: |
Roman glass juglet
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| Material: |
Glass with dark coating.
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| Period: |
3rd cent. AD to 4th cent. AD. Late Roman Imperial period. |
| Description: |
Small jug with a pear-shaped body and a flat base. The waisted neck ends in a round lip. From there a handle runs down to the shoulder. The strongly iridescent patina and the remains of the original dark coating on the outside of the vessel are outstanding.
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| Dimensions: |
9.8cm height, 6.3cm diameter without handle.
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| Condition: |
Very good condition. Possible restoration at the bottom of the handle and the lip. Strongly iridescent patina and ancient dark coating on the outside of the glass.
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| Provenance: |
Acquired by us on the US art market in 2022. Previously in the US-American Chanin family collection. Acquired for the collection by Marcy Chanin in 1971 from the Israeli Moshe Dayan Collection. Moshe Dayan was a famous Israeli politician and military leader. Dayan served as Chief of Staff of the Israeli Defense Forces between 1953 and 1958, personally commanded the Israeli forces fighting in the Sinai during the 1956 Suez Crisis and later as Defense Minister. |
| References: |
Cf. D. Whitehouse, Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, Volume One, p. 124, no. 629.
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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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