Lot 469
Robust Single-Handled Juglet with Silvery Iridescence. Roman, c. 3rd to 4th century AD. Height: 4-1/2". Blown from fairly thick green glass, with an almost bell-shaped body (slightly angled vertical walls and strongly rounded shoulders) and indented base, a tapering cylindrical neck, and a shallow funnel mouth with folded collar beneath rim. At the back, a single trailed, folded, and rimmed handle, plus a decorative ring midway along the neck. Intact, with a well hidden repair to the base of the neck. Much of bottle covered with thick silver-creme iridescence/patina, displaying pearl-like soft mauves, lavenders and greens. Where patina absent, a sometimes vivid violet, copper, and rose evident. A solidly made little bottle. Much clotted dirt remains within the juglet.
Estimated Value $500 - 600.
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