ROMAN PURPLE GLASS PIXIS

Ca. AD 100 - 200 A Roman purple glass pixis with a cylindrical body and foot ring. The lid has a conical body and a short handle on the top. Small bottles and lidded pyxides in purple and luxury glass were made during the Julio-Claudian period. But, as glass-blowing became more widespread during the mid-1st century, they were quickly supplanted by free-blown versions, often in more transparent glass that allowed one to see the contents. For similar see: Collecting guide: Roman glass from antiquity 2.01.2023.
Size: 90mm x 50mm; Weight: 90g
Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old Canadian collection formed in the 1980s.

Estimate: GBP 300 - 600