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THBLarge Roman Glass Jug w/ Encrusted Stopper
Lot 58c
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Gallery
Jun 20, 2019
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2019-06-20 10:00:00
2019-06-20 10:00:00
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Around the world & back in time - be amazed at the treasures you will find. Antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian Icons, Fine Art, much more! All categories, all price ranges.. all legal Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Roman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. Wow! An amazingly preserved, very pale blue glass translucent jug, free blown, with an applied handle made of repeatedly dripped strands of molten glass and that bends at an acute angle from the center of the neck. The body of the vessel is uniform, with a rounded shoulder and a gently concave base with pontil mark. A narrow, cylindrical neck rises from the center of the piece to a flared, thick lip designed to catch liquid and prevent dripping. With a few areas of pale, milky iridescence, especially on the inside of the shoulder, this jug is preserved in amazing condition for its age and fragility. Also preserved with it is its stopper, which has become completely encrusted with age, and was likely once made of some organic matter. What might it have been? Roman glass bottles have been found with a variety of materials used for stoppers - including an upside down pine cone found in one at the Athenian Agora! Size: 4.9" W x 5.8" H (12.4 cm x 14.7 cm)
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection
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#141971Glass is intact with faint pearlescence on surface. Stopper is completely encrusted and frozen in place. Vessel possesses a pontil scar or mark which indicates that the vessel was free-blown. (The absence of such a mark would suggest that the work was either mold-blown or that the mark was intentionally smoothed away or wore away over time.)Condition
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