Roman
A small Roman amber glass juglet, Circa 4th century AD
Glass
Height: 6.6 cm
The mould-blown juglet with cylindrical body, concave base, cylindrical neck and trefoil folded rim. One folded green handle with thumb spur is applied from shoulder to rim. The body is...
The mould-blown juglet with cylindrical body, concave base, cylindrical neck and trefoil folded rim. One folded green handle with thumb spur is applied from shoulder to rim. The body is decorated with vertical ribbing.
Condition
The vessel is intact with some surface wear and weathering, including pittting and iridescence. There appears to be a tiny a stress crack at the top of the handle, and minor chipping to the edge of the thumbspur. There is a Nico Bijnsdorp collection label number 129 on the underside.
Condition
The vessel is intact with some surface wear and weathering, including pittting and iridescence. There appears to be a tiny a stress crack at the top of the handle, and minor chipping to the edge of the thumbspur. There is a Nico Bijnsdorp collection label number 129 on the underside.
Provenance
C.A. Hessing Collection, the NetherlandsNico F. Bijnsdorp Collection, acquired from the above on 9 August 2002