Roman, Holy Land, Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE. A stunning pattern molded glass sprinkler vessel comprised of pale blue-green glass with nice areas of translucence, its form presenting a bulbous body decorated with a swirled pattern, a tubular neck, a tooled funnel mouth with a constricted opening inside for sprinkling, and twin trailed handles joining rim to shoulder. The surface presents gorgeous silvery and rainbow iridescence. Size: 3.25" W x 3.5" H (8.3 cm x 8.9 cm)
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Elinor Katz collection, purchased in the 1970s from Barakat Antiquities, Jerusalem
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Condition
Fissure to the rim with minute loss to upper end of trail handle, otherwise intact and excellent. No pontil mark as this piece was mold-blown. Nice pattern molded decoration. Surface deposits as shown. Gorgeous rainbow and silvery iridescence.