Ancient Roman Glass Unguentarium in Blue color - 4×3.8×4 cm

Provenance: French auction house Invoice seen by Catawiki. The seller guarantees that he acquired this piece according to all national and international laws related to the ownership of cultural property. Provenance statement seen by Catawiki. The seller will take care that any necessary permits, like an export license will be arranged, he will inform the buyer about the status of it if this takes more than a few days. 3- 4 st century A. D Roman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. Wow! An amazingly preserved bright blue glass translucent jug, mould made, with an applied handle, made of repeatedly dripped strands of molten glass, that bends at an acute angle from the centre of the neck. The body of the vessel is uniform, with a defined shoulder and a nearly flat base. A narrow, cylindrical neck rises from the centre of the piece to a flared, thick lip designed to catch liquid and prevent dripping. With an incredible rainbow iridescent patina! After the Roman invention of glass blowing in the middle of the 1st century BCE, the glass industry was forever transformed. An industry sprang up throughout the Roman world for producing glass jars, tableware, and larger storage containers, replacing pottery goods. Despite the scale of the production, vessels such as this example show significant variations in the shape and colour of the glass, making each preserved specimen unique The Seller can prove that the lot was obtained legally , provenance statement seen by Catawiki. Important information. The seller guarantees that he is entitled to ship this lot. The seller will take care that any necessary permits will be arranged. The seller will inform the buyer about this if this takes more than a few days.