Published Roman Glass Urn

Culture: Roman

Period: 1st-2nd century A.D.

Material: Glass

Dimensions: 18.7 cm high

Price: 4 800 Euro

Ref: 3717

Provenance: Austrian private collection, 1960s. Thence with Gorny & Mosch Munich, auction 218 on 18 December 2013, lot 113. There acquired by the collection Joop van der Groen, Netherlands.

Condition: Intact

Description: A mouth-blown, spherical urn made of greenish clear glass with a pulled out, several times folded, thickened rim. The neck is short and concave, and the base is slightly curved inward. The lid was probably once made of lead and is today missing. Published in: Joop van der Groen”Romeins Glas. Een privé collectie.”, Utrecht 2023, p. 268f.