Roman Glass Jug with Four-Sided Body, 100 CE - 300 CE
Glass
8.9 x 7.6 cm
3 1/2 x 3 in
3 1/2 x 3 in
G.0165
When the Roman Empire was at its height, this jug perhaps contained fine olive oil or the extracted essence of some rare spice. The preciousness of that now-vanished commodity is...
When the Roman Empire was at its height, this jug perhaps contained fine olive oil or the extracted essence of some rare spice. The preciousness of that now-vanished commodity is reflected in the use of glass, which was a luxury in its own right. Today, this superb and unusual vessel seems filled with the rarest of all essences: the scent of the past, of human history.
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