very rare roman rod-formed glass vessel

A Roman black glass small globular jar with two handles. The body is decorated with lightly indented vertical grooves around the shoulders and has a rounded base.

Circa 4th century AD.Height 5.6 cms (2.2 ins).
Condition: Complete and intact with patches of light accretions inside and out. For similar examples see item 959; Roman Glass in Corning Museum of Glass, volume three; David Whitehouse.

Provenance: Ex P.C. UK collection 1990-2010.Artisans used a mass of mud and straw fixed around a metal rod to form a core and built up a vessel by either dipping the core in liquified glass, or by trailing liquid glass over the core. The core was removed after the glass had cooled, and handles, rims and bases were then added. These vessels are characterised by relatively thick walls and were limited in size to small unguent or scent containers. This early technique continued despite the introduction of cast vessels, although their production seems to have been limited to a very few factories.All our items include shipping to mainland UK.All items are supplied with an illustrated certificate of authenticity (COA) which will act as a guarantee that all items are authentic and dated to the period stated.Buyers outside the UK and non-mainland UK need to email us for postage costs before buying. Overseas buyers need to check that the item they intend buying can be imported into their country and will be responsible for paying any customs and/or tax charges.

Antiques.co.uk Ref: AF754V9A4

Materials:

Glass

Height (cm):

5.6

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