Very Large Roman Green Glass Pitcher 1st century AD A substantial aqua glass pitcher or jug with slightly eccentric bulbous body, flared base, broad neck with applied trail collar, pinched trefoil mouth with applied trail to the underside, applied folded strap handle with folded thumb-pad; some iridescence remaining. 440 grams, 22cm (8 1/2"). Very fine condition. Provenance From a private Belgian collection; previously part of a private collection formed in Germany in the 1990s. Literature Cf. Whitehouse, D. Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 332 for type.
Very Large Roman Green Glass Pitcher 1st century AD A substantial aqua glass pitcher or jug with slightly eccentric bulbous body, flared base, broad neck with applied trail collar, pinched trefoil mouth with applied trail to the underside, applied folded strap handle with folded thumb-pad; some iridescence remaining. 440 grams, 22cm (8 1/2"). Very fine condition. Provenance From a private Belgian collection; previously part of a private collection formed in Germany in the 1990s. Literature Cf. Whitehouse, D. Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 332 for type.
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