Very Large Roman Green Glass Pitcher
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1st century AD. A substantial aqua glass pitcher or jug with slightly eccentric bulbous body, flared base, broad neck with applied trail collar, pinched trefoil mouth with applied trail to the underside, applied folded strap handle with folded thumb-pad; some iridescence remaining. Cf. Whitehouse, D. Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 332 for type. 440 grams, 22cm (8 1/2"). From a private Belgian collection; previously part of a private collection formed in Germany in the 1990s. [A video of this item is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.]
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Very fine condition.
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Very Large Roman Green Glass Pitcher
Estimate £4,000 - £6,000
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