Description:

Roman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A huge, beautifully proportioned, free-blown glass vessel. The rounded body is orange-shaped, with wide exterior ribs around it, each appearing as a darker line where the glass is thicker. A tall, gently tapering neck rises from the center of the body, widening into a broad ring at the mouth with a thick vertical rim. Time has smoothed the glass to a matte seafoam blue-green, and there are small patches of rainbow iridescence on the surface, especially on the shoulder. Size: 5.75" W x 9.45" H (14.6 cm x 24 cm)

A glass vessel like this one would have been used in the preparation and consumption of food. Many people - including the wealthy - preferred glass vessels because they did not leave a taste or smell the way that metal ones did. Their clear forms allowed their contents to be easily known. A vessel like this one could have held wine, water for washing the hands, or a condiment like garum (fish sauce).

Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection

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#131879

  • Condition: Intact, with encrustation, especially around the mouth and base of neck, and a few small areas of rainbow iridescence. Glass has become slightly cloudy and opaque with age.

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