ROMAN GLASS AMPHORISKOS

Eastern Mediterranean
EARLY CENTURY A. D.

Colorless thin glass. Ovoid body, tapering at top, tubular neck, flaring rim with cut and polished lip, pointed toe. Angular handles with upper ends folded back to form long “rat-tails”. Blue, green, and lilac iridescence and brown crust. Intact.
H. 2.9″ (7.4 cm).

Parallels: Hayes J. W. Roman and Pre-Roman Glass in the Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, 1975, cat. # 103;