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Lot 4*

A Roman pale green glass jug with blue looped handle

6 July 2021, 15:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £3,570 inc. premium

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A Roman pale green glass jug with blue looped handle
Circa late 1st Century A.D.
The spherical body decorated with applied light blue threads spiralling around the body and lower neck, with a matching opaque light blue glass handle with looped thumbrest separately applied joining the rim and shoulder, with long cylindrical neck, flared mouth and rounded rim, on a ring base, 14.5cm high

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Provenance:
with Antiquarium Ltd, New York.
Private collection, USA, acquired from the above 1988.

The combination of opaque blue trails and blue handle on a yellow-green body is rare, and may indicate a North Italian workshop.

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