Lot 37
LARGE ROMAN GLASS TWIN HANDLED JAR
EUROPE OR NEAR EAST, 3RD CENTURY A.D.
Auction: 8 June 2022 at 14:00 BST
Estimate: £1,200 - £2,000
Description
blown glass, the body of aubergine colour, standing on a concave base, the spherical body blown with vertical ribs, an applied trail of green glass below the flaring mouth, twin green glas arched handles
Dimensions
17.8cm tall
Footnote
Provenance:
Mitsukoshi Department Store, Tokyo, 1981 (Kokusai Bijutsu: Ninth International Art Exhibition, no. 46)
Bonham's, London, Antiquities, 28th November 2019, lot 146
The J.L. Collection of Ancient Glass, formed early 1970s - 2019