Roman Period Glass Vessel Roman Period Glass Vessel Roman Period Glass Vessel Roman Period Glass Vessel
Roman Period Glass Vessel
Roman Period Glass Vessel
Roman Period Glass Vessel
Roman Period Glass Vessel

Roman Period Glass Vessel

SKU: HQ.0118

Origin: Jordan
Circa: 1st Century AD to 3rd Century AD
Dimensions: 3.75" Height x 2.75" Width (9.5 cm x 7 cm)
Medium: Glass

This light blue glass jar from the Roman period features beautifully executed ribbons that gently swirl around the body of the jar. It has a rounded body, narrowing into a thick neck, and a wide, flat mouth with a tall up turned rim. The base is slightly inverted on the underside of the vessel for stability.

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$1,200.00

with Khalil Iskander Shahin Antiquities, Jurusalem. Frank Isbey Estate, Midwest USA, acquired in 1965 from the above. Thence by descent

During the Roman period, a variety of glass vessel types came into use. Short, round-bodied Roman glass jars such as the present example, likely held non-pourable substances such as balm. Several jars similar to this one appeared in archaeological excavations along with physician’s tools. This suggests that the balms contained in these jars were used for medicinal purposes.

With Authentication Letter from the Curator of the Palestinian Archeological Museum, 1965.

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