Roman jug made of aubergine glass
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Object number
AR3490-18
| Object: |
Roman jug made of aubergine glass
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| Material: |
Beautiful glass of violet, aubergine colour.
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| Period: |
Around 2nd century AD. Roman Imperial period. |
| Description: |
Small glass jug with a spherical body, flattened at the bottom to form a base and the neck slightly sunken. The waisted and high neck ends in an outward-facing lip. From there, a strap handle made of three grooves runs at a right angle to the shoulder, the upper part is folded.
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| Dimensions: |
8.6cm height. 6.4cm diameter.
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| Condition: |
Perfect condition. Completely intact, even the delicate handle is preserved.
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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: |
Similar M. K. Klein, Römische Glaskunst und Wandmalerei, p. 86, fig. 15. For a similar glass vessel on the art market, see Christie's New York auction 9 December 2010, lot 77, the group of four glasses sold for 4,000 USD (equivalent to 3,000 EUR at the time). |
| Authenticity: |
We unconditionally guarantee the authenticity of every artefact, all items are subject to our lifetime return policy on authenticity.
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