ROMAN BICHROME GLASS OINOCHOE

Ca. AD 400. A pale green glass oinochoe with a cylindrical body tapering towards the base, a broad rounded shoulder and a tall, gently flaring neck. The mouth is pinched into a trefoil shape, with an inward-folded rim. A single handle of dark blue-green glass is applied beneath the lip and terminates in a folded attachment at the shoulder. The vessel rests on an applied ring foot of matching dark blue-green glass. For similar see: The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Object Number MS5134. Size: 110mm x 75mm; Weight: 95g Provenance: Private collection; Ex. private collection, acquired on the New York art market in 2009; Ex. property from the Collection of Professor and Mrs Clifford Ambrose Truesdell; Ex. Folio Fine Art, London, 1969. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. The item is under Temporary Admission (TA), and an additional 5% duty will be applied to the hammer price.