Roman
A Roman green glass amphora, Western Empire, possibly Rhineland or Gaul, circa 3rd-4th Century AD
Glass
Height: 11 cm
Further images
The globular body is set on a ring base, the funnel neck with a single band of encircling trail where the applied right-angled handles join the neck, with pinched thumb-spurs....
The globular body is set on a ring base, the funnel neck with a single band of encircling trail where the applied right-angled handles join the neck, with pinched thumb-spurs.
Condition
Intact with minor wear, scratching and encrustation. A cloudy iridescence on one side.
Condition
Intact with minor wear, scratching and encrustation. A cloudy iridescence on one side.
Provenance
Monsieur Demeulenaere CollectionHotel Drouot, Paris, Verres Antiques et de l'Islam, Ancienne collection de Monsieur D., 3-4 June 1985, lot 492
Sotheby's, London, 10 July 1990, lot 368
Sotheby's, London, 3 December 1991, lot 226
Bonhams, London, 29 April 2009, lot 101
Nico F. Bijnsdorp Collection, the Netherlands, acquired from the above sale