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Late Roman Glass Jar With Two Handles from Jerusalem.
Catalog:Glass:Roman: stock #788736

GREENISH GLASS COSMETIC JAR ROUNDED BODY AND 'COLLAR-LIKE' RIM, TWO HANDLES ATTACHED FROM RIM TO SHOULDER CONCAVING BASE ,DARK BLUE GREEINSH GLASS DECORATION THREADS ON BODY .

FOUND IN JERUSALEM.

350 450 AD.

********** Condition: Excellent Condition, Intact, not repaired and not restored.

Measurements: Diameter: 2.6 in {5.7 cm}. Height: 3,7 in (9.1 cm)

********** Already in ancient times glass was extolled for its usefulness, its beauty, and its mystique, qualities that continue to charm us until today.... The enigma surrounded the invention of glassblowing maybe explained, at least in part, by the discovery of the waste material from 1st century BC glass workshop in the Old City of Jerusalem.... The first blown-glass vessels were small containers for storing precious liquids such as perfumes, ointments...

******* Price Including :

1- Shipping " one week delivery "

2- Plexiglas stand

3- Export Approval from the Antiquities Authority in Israel

4- certificate of authenticity.

Bibliography:

A-The Wonders of Ancient Glass at the Israel Museum

B-Ancient Glass in The Hermitage Collection

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Late Roman Glass Jar With Two Handles from Jerusalem.
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