Roman Single-Handled Glass Jug

Culture: Roman

Period: 3rd century A.D.

Material: Glass

Dimensions: 9.3 cm high

Price: 480 Euro

Ref: 3679

Provenance: German private collection. Auctioned with Hirsch Auktionend Munich on 15 February 2011, lot 39. Thence in a Munich private collection.

Condition: Intact

Description: Small jug of greenish shimmering clear glass with a pear-shaped body on a flattened base. The bottom concave with traces of the sharp edge. The neck has in the middle a prominent bulge, where the liquid was collected and poured out in doses. The spout is funnel-shaped. The handle was worked out separately and reaches from the shoulder to the rim. Over the top a small decorative extension. From the eastern Mediterranean Sea region.