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RG117
Roman greenish yellow glass amphora with turquoise-green glass twin handles.
4th century AD.
Height: 16.5 cm. ( 6 1/2 in.)
Intact.

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The amphora with piriform body on tubular ring base, cylindrical neck and flaring folded rim. Twin ribbed handles of green and turquoise glass applied from shoulder to neck ending with a fold. Thin green glass trailing wound spirally around the neck. Two green glass strings ribbed straps applied along the sides of the body, down to the base.

Cf. Whitehouse, D., Corning 2001, p. 175, Cat. No. 711
Kunina, N., - Hermitage 1997, p.333, figs. 404-405 ill. p. 229
Israeli, Y., - IMJ 2003, p. 264, fig. 347, ill. p. 249
Auth, S. H., - Newark 1976, p. 132, fig. 165, p. 219 fig. 453

 

 


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