BLUE JUGLET __with CYMBALS
7. A second Private Dutch collection of Ancient and Roman Glass
Second half 1st. Century A.D. H: 5.7 cm H thumbrest: 7.65 cm W: 3.3 cm
Rim: 2.22cm Length Spout: 1.8 plus cm
Technique: Blown from a three-part mould, two vertical and one to create a disk-shaped base (MCT VC); seams of the mould almost invisible except from two vague traces on the vertical sides at 90 degrees from mouth and handle; neck free blown; rim folded outwards to form the spout then rounded; handle attached on two cymbals, pulled up towards the rim and extracted to create thumbrest; standing ring; concave base; heavy pontil mark.
Description: Dark-blue, opaque glass juglet of a small size, decorated __with six bacchic cymbals.
Condition: Intact, unbroken, complete except from the tip of the spout broken off. Brown-gold iridescence.
Remarks: A symbolic winejug in miniature. In general the cymbals would be carried with various other items of the Bacchic cult during the processions of the cult’s festivals.
Provenance: From a dutch private collection, probably from Syro-Palestinian background.
Reference: Stern, 1995, p 316 no: 118; p 28-32 Elaborate explanation on mould technique., Fleming, 1999, Reflections on Cultural Change, p. 58, E.61