Lot no. 819
ROMAN GLASS JUG-SHAPED PENDANT.
Ca. AD 300 - 500
A glass pendant modelled as a miniature jug with a short cylindrical neck and slightly flaring mouth, a single loop handle rising from the shoulder to the rim, and a spreading circular foot. The central body is formed as an openwork cage with triangular-shaped panels between the neck and foot.
Size: 25mm x 15mm; Weight: 4g.
Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired on the London art market; formerly in the private collection of D. Ruskin, Oxford, 1990s.
For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 17.194.478.
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