Inv. n°: MMoCA253

Roman Blue Blown-Glass Jug

Heavy, square-shaped and of thick glass; with moulded concentric circles on base and faint similar circles on each side, the short cylindrical neck with flared inward-folded and flattened lip, with ridged strap-handle.

h. 13 cm

1st-2nd century AD

Glass

Provenance

  • Acquired from Christopher Sheppard, London, May 1992
  • Collection of Traudi Plesch O.B.E and Prof. Peter H. Plesch, Staffordshire, (Agv 13E)
  • Acquired at Christie's London, Sale 5951, 28th April 2009, lot 52

Publications

  • Christie's London, Antiquities Including the Plesch Collection of Ancient Glass, 28th April 2009, pp. 20-21, lot 52
  • M. Eiland, "Materials and Manufacture" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 172, fig. 35

Exhibitions

  • Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011

N.B. Our online collection is being continually updated thanks to ongoing research and documentation efforts carried out by the MACM documentation team. Any additional information is welcome, please contact us.

© (MACM) Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins 2021 - 2024