Roman Sidonian Manganese Purple Mold-Blown Barrel Vase. Israel, 1st Century AD. Photo Royal-athena galleries

With tendril frieze around the waist; ribbing at the shoulder and lower body; highly iridescent. H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.). Price $5,000

Ex collection of Gershon Bineth (d. 1973), Jerusalem; Ricklis collection, NY, acquired in the early 1970s.

Published: J. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, 2011, no. 139.

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