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Roman Green Glazed Jug - LO.502
Origin: Eastern Mediterranean
Circa: 50
BC
to 300
AD
Dimensions:
6.29" (16.0cm) high
Collection: Biblical
Style: Roman Period
Medium: Glazed Terracotta
£7,800.00
Location: Great Britain
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| Description |
At the dawn of the Christian era, this green-
glazed terracotta vessel might have held oils or
perfumes, or perhaps an offering of milk or
honey. The color of the glaze suggests that of
bronze and this vessel is likely imitative of
similarly shaped bronze examples. From such a
vessel as this, wine might have been served at
the Last Supper. As we hold it in our hands
today, admiring its simple beauty, we are aware
of the touch of other hands long ago. Who might
have held it when it was new? Were the dreams
and emotions that guided their lives so very
different from our own? The vessel's graceful
unadorned shape appeals as much to the
contemporary eye as it did to the culture that
created it. Such artifacts, ordinary enough in
their own age, connect us in an intimate way with
the world of the past. In its presence, the
centuries melt away and the imagination sets out
on a journey of discovery.
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