Roman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. Wow! An amazingly preserved bright blue glass translucent jug, mold made, with an applied handle, made of repeatedly dripped strands of molten glass, that bends at an acute angle from the center of the neck. The body of the vessel is uniform, with a defined shoulder and a nearly flat base. A narrow, cylindrical neck rises from the center of the piece to a flared, thick lip designed to catch liquid and prevent dripping. With an incredible rainbow iridescent patina! Size: 3" W x 7.25" H (7.6 cm x 18.4 cm)

After the Roman invention of glass blowing in the middle of the 1st century BCE, the glass industry was forever transformed. An industry sprang up throughout the Roman world for producing glass jars, tableware, and larger storage containers, replacing pottery goods. Despite the scale of the production, vessels such as this example show significant variations in the shape and color of the glass, making each preserved example unique.

Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection

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Repaired at neck and shoulder, but repairs are very well done and unobtrusive. Incredible rainbow iridescence as shown.