Name: A Roman Glass Ewer, Late Roman Imperial Period, ca. 3rd - 4th century CE
Brand: Cottone Auctions
SKU: RG2108
Price: 390.0 CAD
Availability: InStock

A Roman Glass Ewer, Late Roman Imperial Period, ca. 3rd - 4th century CE

$390.00

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A mold-blown green glass ewer with a round, shallowly-ribbed body, narrow neck, and trefoil spout, with an applied handle attached at the lip and shoulder. A charming piece.

Medium: Glass

Dimensions: Height: 4 inches (10 cm)

Condition: Loss to the pouring spout and reassembled from a number of pieces particularly where the handle joins the body.

Provenance: Estate of Dr. Seymour Ira Schwartz (1928 – 2020), Rochester, New York. Dr. Schwartz, an eminent surgeon, and prolific polymath was the founding editor of the 1,800-page surgery textbook, first published in 1969, that became a bible for medical students. He was one of the most prolific and honored surgeons in American history with further successes outside of the field of medicine as a renowned author and cartographic historian.

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