Roman Glass Jar w/ Applied Rigaree - Intact!
**Originally Listed At $800**
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 3rd to 4th century CE. An elegant jar of a stocky form, free blown from translucent glass of a pale yellow-green hue. The vessel is defined by a concave base with a smooth pontil scar, an apple-shaped body with a sloped shoulder, a squat neck, and a collared rim with a flared rim. Oscillating between the rim and shoulder are several strands of applied rigaree that give the jar a sophisticated and personalized presentation. Scattered areas of thick silvery and rainbow-hued iridescence have formed across the exterior. Size: 3.6" W x 3.625" H (9.1 cm x 9.2 cm)
Most scholars agree, Roman glass was of the highest quality - both aesthetically and technically - among the ancients. While glass making had been practiced for centuries, the Romans invented glass blowing in the 1st century BCE which revolutionized the artform. We can appreciate such a wide variety of forms and shapes, because the medium of glass has unique physical properties that make for so many more possibilities than metal or clay. Roman glassmakers reached incredible artistic heights with both free-blown vessels and mold blown forms and decorations.
Provenance: private Florida, USA collection; ex-B. Rhodes collection, Boca Raton, Florida, USA, purchased in the 1980s at Archaeological Center, Ltd., Tel Aviv, Israel
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#151099
Condition Report: Minor abrasions to base, body, and rim, with micro-bubbling within glass matrix, and heavy encrustations, otherwise intact and very good. Nice earthen deposits throughout, and great iridescence in scattered areas.
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**Originally Listed At $800**
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 3rd to 4th century CE. An elegant jar of a stocky form, free blown from translucent glass of a pale yellow-green hue. The vessel is defined by a concave base with a smooth pontil scar, an apple-shaped body with a sloped shoulder, a squat neck, and a collared rim with a flared rim. Oscillating between the rim and shoulder are several strands of applied rigaree that give the jar a sophisticated and personalized presentation. Scattered areas of thick silvery and rainbow-hued iridescence have formed across the exterior. Size: 3.6" W x 3.625" H (9.1 cm x 9.2 cm)
Most scholars agree, Roman glass was of the highest quality - both aesthetically and technically - among the ancients. While glass making had been practiced for centuries, the Romans invented glass blowing in the 1st century BCE which revolutionized the artform. We can appreciate such a wide variety of forms and shapes, because the medium of glass has unique physical properties that make for so many more possibilities than metal or clay. Roman glassmakers reached incredible artistic heights with both free-blown vessels and mold blown forms and decorations.
Provenance: private Florida, USA collection; ex-B. Rhodes collection, Boca Raton, Florida, USA, purchased in the 1980s at Archaeological Center, Ltd., Tel Aviv, Israel
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#151099
Condition Report: Minor abrasions to base, body, and rim, with micro-bubbling within glass matrix, and heavy encrustations, otherwise intact and very good. Nice earthen deposits throughout, and great iridescence in scattered areas.
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