Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. Beautifully crafted from translucent glass of cool wintergreen hues, a jug with a six-sided body - each face adorned by attractive molded motifs - two with leaf sprigs, two with honeycomb motifs, and two with vertical bands of three contiguous diamonds surrounding circular motifs - rising to a tubular neck that is decorated with a single trail of glass around the center and flares to a wide mouth with a folded rim. An elegant thick trailed handle joins the rim to the curved shoulder, and the concave base is impressed with a segmented composition, each wedge further adorned by a diamond pattern. Size: 5.125" H (13 cm)

Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection

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An approximately 1" fissure near the lower end of the handle, but it appears to be stable. Expected weathering film, earthen deposits, and areas of rainbow iridescence.