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BLUE-GREENISH GLASS COSMETICS JAR ROUNDED BODY AND 'COLLAR-LIKE' RIM, THREE HANDLES ATTACHED TO THE SHOULDER AND TRAILED ONTO THE RIM, CONCAVING BASE WITH VERY SILVER PATINA. FOUND IN JERUSALEM. 200 - 300 AD ********** Condition: Excellent Condition, Intact, not repaired and not restored. Measurements: Diameter: 2.4 in {6.1 cm}. Height: 3,8 in (9.8 cm) Already in ancient times glass was extolled for its usefulness, its beauty, and its mystique, qualities that continue to charm us until today.... The enigma surrounded the invention of glassblowing maybe explained, at least in part, by the discovery of the waste material from 1st century BC glass workshop in the Old City of Jerusalem.... The first blown-glass vessels were small containers for storing precious liquids such as perfumes, ointments... ******* Price Including : 1- Shipping " one week delivery " 2- Plexiglas stand 3- Export Approval from the Antiquities Authority in Israel 4- certificate of authenticity. Bibliography: A-The Wonders of Ancient Glass at the Israel Museum B-Ancient Glass in The Hermitage Collection But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?...Gold and glass cannot equal it (Job 28:1217).
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