Roman Miniature Cobalt Blue Glass Juglet w/ Handle, 100 CE - 300 CE

Glass

G.0392

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Everything about this vessel contributes to its status as a masterpiece: its exquisite color (the most prized for glass), its elegant, classic shape, and its miniature size. In the Roman...

Everything about this vessel contributes to its status as a masterpiece: its exquisite color (the most prized for glass), its elegant, classic shape, and its miniature size. In the Roman world it must have held the most precious of perfumes. Even empty, the romance of antiquity seems to float gently from its midnight-colored depths.

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