An Olive Green Honeycomb Glass Jar, circa 4th Century A.D.

Estimate

20,000 - 30,000 USD

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Description

An Olive Green Honeycomb Glass Jar
Height 4 3/8 in. 11 cm.

of deep rounded form with indented base and everted rim, the body decorated in mold-blown technique with a honeycomb pattern in relief, a band of fluted tongues beneath the rim.

Provenance

acquired on the German art market circa 2002

Catalogue Note

For related examples cf. Oliver, Ancient Glass in the Carnegie Museum, nos. 210-211. The author notes that the known findspots for vessels of this type are widespread, including an example found in an early 6th Century tomb of the Silla dynasty in Korea.