Lot Essay
For a similar example see no. 60, p. 164 in Stern, Roman, Byzantine, and Early Medieval Glass, 10 BC-700 CE, Ernesto Wolf Collection.
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CIRCA 4TH CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN FACET-CUT GREEN GLASS JUG
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY A.D.
9 3⁄8 in. (23.8 cm.) high
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY A.D.
9 3⁄8 in. (23.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Karl Löffler, Cologne.
The Late Herr Karl Löffler, Cologne, Sotheby's, London, 20 November 1987, lot 28.
The Benzian Collection, U.K.
The Benzian Collection of Ancient and Islamic Glass, Sotheby's, London, 7 July 1994, lot 152.
Antiquities, Christie's, New York, 8 June 2012, lot 139.
The Late Herr Karl Löffler, Cologne, Sotheby's, London, 20 November 1987, lot 28.
The Benzian Collection, U.K.
The Benzian Collection of Ancient and Islamic Glass, Sotheby's, London, 7 July 1994, lot 152.
Antiquities, Christie's, New York, 8 June 2012, lot 139.
Literature
D. von Böselager, et al., Antiken aus Rheinschem Privatbesitz, Cologne, 1973, p. 207, no. 343, pl. 156.141.
P. La Baum and J. Willem Salomonson, Römische Kleinkunst, Sammlung Karl Löffler, Cologne, 1976, p. 72, no. 260, pl. 38.3.
P. La Baum and J. Willem Salomonson, Römische Kleinkunst, Sammlung Karl Löffler, Cologne, 1976, p. 72, no. 260, pl. 38.3.
Exhibited
Bonn, Rheinischen-Landesmuseum, November 1973-January 1974.
Cologne, Römisch-Germanischen Museum, 1976.
Cologne, Kleines Museum, Römisch-Germanischen Museum, 1982-1986.
Cologne, Römisch-Germanischen Museum, 1976.
Cologne, Kleines Museum, Römisch-Germanischen Museum, 1982-1986.
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Claudio Corsi
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