Roman - Eastern Mediterranean Aubergine Glass Jug > Lot No. 749

Description:
4th century AD. A jug of aubergine coloured glass; the trefoil mouth with partly infolded rim; the narrow neck expanding to the piriform body, tapering to the flat base; two handles applied side by side on the shoulder, drawn up, curved inwards to attach to the top of the rim.

Measurements:
65 grams, 140 mm.

Condition:
Fine, small part of handle missing. Rare.

Provenance:
Property of a gentleman.

Estimate: £400 - 600 (EUR 500 - 740; USD 630 - 950)

Auction date: Thursday 9th September 2010 at The Swedenborg Hall 20-21 Bloomsbury Way
London WC1A 2TH