A Roman pale blue glass jar with a wide everted rim, and standing on a flattened base, indented towards the centre. The jar is decorated below the rim with an applied zig-zag trail, below which are five pinched projections. Areas of weathering and iridescence.
 
Circa 4th Century AD.
 
Condition: Very Fine, complete and intact
Width 7.3 cms (2.9 ins)
 
#Provenance: Ex collection of Mr. and Mrs. S., Ghent, Belgium. Acquired from Het Magazijn, Ghent, in January 2013.
 
For similar, see item 321; Ancient Glass in the National Museums Scotland; C. S. Lightfoot.
 
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