Roman Glass Handled Jug w/ Applied Planta Pedis

Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 3rd to 4th century CE. A beautiful jug of a cylindrical form, free-blown from translucent glass of a pale yellow-green hue. The vessel has a slightly concave base, a tall body with a rounded shoulder, a narrow neck, a collared rim with a smooth lip, and a vertically ribbed rigaree handle arching from the shoulder to just beneath the rim. The underside of the body features a planta pedis (maker's mark) of applied, similarly colored glass that reads "IM," and swaths of colored weathering have formed across the exterior. Size: 2.6" W x 5.7" H (6.6 cm x 14.5 cm)

For a strikingly similar example of a taller size, please see "Solid Liquid: Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Islamic Glass." New York, 1999, p. 89, fig. 157.

Provenance: private Florida, USA collection, purchased at the Archaeological Center, Tel Aviv, Israel in the 1980s

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Condition Report: Minor abrasions to rim, handle, body, and base, with light encrustations, micro-bubbling within glass matrix, and colored weathering across body commensurate with being placed next to something or partially submerged, otherwise intact and very good. Light earthen deposits and nice patina throughout. Applied planta pedis on base is still clear and legible.