Roman sprinkler jar with pinched feet, 3rd-4th century AD
Glass
Height: 10.1cm
10780 IVP
Charles Ede, London
Free-blown in clear green glass. The surface of the bulbous body is lightly decorated with swirling flutes, a row of pressed indentations decorates the shoulder, the neck is tightly constricted...
Free-blown in clear green glass. The surface of the bulbous body is lightly decorated with swirling flutes, a row of pressed indentations decorates the shoulder, the neck is tightly constricted at the base and flares outwards to form a wide mouth, the rim of which is folded in two registers, the body stands on six feet formed by the glass being pinched whilst still malleable. Intact with some incrustation, mainly to the interior.
Provenance
Allegedly found near JerusalemKaufmann's Antiques, Tel Aviv, Israel
Private collection, USA; acquired from the above in the 1960s-70s
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