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Roman Glass


RG107
Roman amber glass juglet with trefoil mouth and ribbed body.
4th ??? 6th century AD.
H. 6.6 cm (2 5/8 in.)
Intact with fine purple and silvery patina.
Ex. W.B. Private Collection, Canada, 1960`s-70's.
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The mold-blown juglet with cylindrical body with concave base, cylindrical neck and trefoil folded rim. One handle applied from shoulder to rim.
The body is decorated with vertical ribbing.

Cf. Matheson, S. B., Yale University Art Gallery, 1980, p. 125, fig. 334.
For juglets with rounded rim see:
Israeli, Y., Israel Museum, 2003, p. 184, fig. 218.
Hayes, J. W., Royal Ontario Museum, 1975, p. 213, figs. 428-430.

 


 

Matheson, S. B., Ancient Glass in the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut, 1980.
Israeli, Y., Ancient Glass in the Israel Museum: The Eliahu Dobkin Collection and Other Gifts, Jerusalem, 2003.
Hayes, J. W., Roman and Pre-Roman Glass in the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, 1975.

 


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