Lot 34

ROMAN GLASS BASKET JAR
NEAR EAST, 4TH CENTURY A.D.

Auction: 8 June 2022 at 14:00 BST
£750
Description
blown pale blue glass, standing on a concave base, the bulbous body with recessed neck and outsplayed rim, with dual trailed strap handles then drawn up to form an arched basket handle
Dimensions
13.3cm tall
Footnote
Provenance:
The J.L. Collection of Ancient Glass, formed early 1970s - 2019
Note:
For a similar example please see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, on view Gallery 171, accession number X.246
