A ROMAN OLIVE GREEN BLOWN GLASS ARYBALLOS , CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D. | Christie's
A ROMAN OLIVE GREEN BLOWN GLASS ARYBALLOS CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D. The heavy spherical body with flat base, the short cylindrical neck with heavy two-stepped flanged rim, the body with wheel-cut single and double horizontal lines, two thick 'dolphin' handles attached to neck and shoulder 5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) high
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Pompeii, House of Venus in a Shell. On the rear wall of the peristyle are three large paintings on a blue background. The left hand painting is of the god Mars shown standing naked on a plinth while holding a lance & a shield. Around him the foliaged garden is teeming with bird life. AD 79 eruption
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