Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. An exquisite and sizeable pitcher comprised of hand-blown aqua blue-green glass. The form is comprised of an elegant piriform body on a concave ring base with a broken pontil mark in the center, shoulders that taper to a tubular neck, a flared mouth with folded rim, and a thick trailed handle joining rim to shoulder. The glass itself presents marvelous translucency throughout most of the body, and the surface displays a subtle diagonal ribbed pattern. Size: 3.875" in diameter x 9.375" H (9.8 cm x 23.8 cm)

Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-Martin J. Wunsch collection, New York, USA, acquired in the 1980s

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Expected areas of weathering film. Otherwise choice - and the broken pontil mark is a nice indication that this vessel was free-blown.