A MASSIVE IMPERIAL ROMAN AQUAMARINE BLOWN GLASS SQUARE JAR

With rolled rim and mold- mark of concentric circles

Köln, early 2nd Century AD

Height: 19 cm.     (7 1/2 in.)

Width: 12.5 cm.     (4 15/16 in.)

intact

Ex: Swiss private collection 1960s–1980s by repute. Swiss market by 1986.

#6815

Published:

Antiquarium; Ancient Treasures XX. (London, 2022) p.37

Antiquarium Ltd.; Reflections of Antiquity: Ancient Glass through the Ages (New York, 1989) p.20

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Comparandum:

Fremersdorf, F; Die Denkmaler des romischen Koln. v.6: Romisches Geformtes Glas in Koln (Koln, 1961) taf.87