Lot 1282
Fine Jar with Trailed Glass Threading. Roman Syria, c. 4th to 5th century AD. Jar in light green glass, with wide mouth and folded collar beneath rim. The neck broad and body sharply ovoid. A continuous thread of deep blue-green trailed glass forms two encircling rings and a thicker zigzag pattern below. Jar is intact and perfect, with small scattered patches of brilliant violet iridescence. Height: 3-1/2". A fine example of this class.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250.
Cf. G.A.E. Vol 11, fig. 177 b & c; Newark, fig. 180.
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