Ca. 200-300 AD A beautiful, originally transparent/green pitcher which is now covered in a silvery patina standing on a circular, slightly concave base. The pear-shaped body tapers to a cylindrical neck which widens towards the splayed rim. The handle develops into a prominent arched finial which straddles the back of the vessel?s trefoil lip. The excellent state of preservation makes this elegant jug an extraordinary work of the late Roman glass industry.For a similar pitcher, cf. Glass from the Ancient World: The Ray Winfield Smith Collection. A Special Exhibition. Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York, 1957, p.125, item n. 229. Size: L: 132mm / W: 55mm; 45.7g Provenance: From the private collection of a Kent gentleman; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1990s on the UK / European art markets.