Lot Essay
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F. Slitine, Histoire du Verre, L'Antiquité, Paris, 2005, p. 117.
Each arched panel contains the following: stylized flowers, cross framed in an arch, dotted lozenge, dotted oblong, robed figure(?), scrolling vine tendrils. Bottles, jars and flasks with either Christian or Jewish symbols were produced in Jerusalem, probably as containers for either holy water or oil for returning pilgrims. For examples of these types cf. M. Stern, Roman Mould-blown Glass, Toledo, 1995, pp. 253-269, nos 169-193.
F. Slitine, Histoire du Verre, L'Antiquité, Paris, 2005, p. 117.
Each arched panel contains the following: stylized flowers, cross framed in an arch, dotted lozenge, dotted oblong, robed figure(?), scrolling vine tendrils. Bottles, jars and flasks with either Christian or Jewish symbols were produced in Jerusalem, probably as containers for either holy water or oil for returning pilgrims. For examples of these types cf. M. Stern, Roman Mould-blown Glass, Toledo, 1995, pp. 253-269, nos 169-193.