4. The Windmill Collection of Roman Glass
4. The Windmill Collection of Roman Glass
This collection of Roman Glass in the Netherlands includes about 130 pieces, dating from the 1st – 5th Century A.D. Amongst these also ancient glasses from well-known former collectors as A.Constable-Maxwell, A.Wolkenberg, J.H.Demeulenaere, P. Fremersdorf, Louis-Gabriel Bellon and P.L.W.Arts. In addition to Roman Glass, the Windmill collection also includes a number of Hellenistic (3rd Century B.C.) and Merovingian glasses (5th – 7th Century A.D.)
A few examples of this collection:
To get more information on each of the objects click on the title above the picture.
Merovingian glass palm cup and beads
GALLO-ROMAN GLASS JAR
PURPLE ROMAN GLASS JAR WITH HANDLES
ROMAN GLASS ARYBALLOS WITH BRONZE SUSPENSION CHAIN
SMALL MEROVINGIAN GLASS BOWL
ROMAN GLASS CINERARY URN WITH HANDLES AND LID
picture by Aad van den Born
TALL CYLINDRICAL ROMAN GLASS BOTTLE
ROMAN GLASS AMPHORA (AMPHORISKOS)
FRANKISH OR MEROVINGIAN INDENTED GLASS BOWL
ROMAN GLASS SPOON (COCHLEARIUM
Merovingian or Frankish necklace with beads of glass pasta and amethyst
ROMAN GLASS PRISMATIC BOTTLE
CYLINDRICAL ROMAN GLASS JUG
ROMAN GLASS SIMPULUM
SMALL PRISMATIC ROMAN GLASS BOTTLES WITHOUT HANDLE
HELLENISTIC CAST GLASS KANTHAROS
ROMAN GLASS TRULLA
GALLO-ROMAN GLASS JUG WITH THUMB REST
PURPLE ROMAN GRAPE BOTTLE
MEROVINGIAN PALM CUP
ROMAN GLASS JAR WITH THREE HANDLES AND ZIG-ZAG DECORATION
HALF-OVAL ROMAN GLASS BOWL WITH BLOBS
PRISMATIC (“MERCURY”) ROMAN GLASS BOTTLE
SMALL ONE HANDLED BARREL ROMAN GLASS JUG
ROMAN COBALT BLUE RIBBED “MELON” GLASS BOWL
TRANSLUCENT HIGH RIBBED BOWL
TRANSLUCENT HIGH RIBBED BOWL
Translucent high ribbed bowl
JUGLET WITH COBALT BLUE HANDLE
Roman juglet with cobalt blue handle
MODIOLUS
Modiolus
TWO-HANDLED BEAKER OR SKYPHOS
two-handled beaker or scyphos
ROYAL BLUE RIBBED UNGUENTARIUM
Royal blue ribbed unguentarium Roman bottle
LARGE SQUARE ROMAN BOTTLE
Large square Roman bottle
FOUR -HANDLED SPRINKLER
MULTI-SIDED AMPHORISKOS
MULTI-SIDED AMPHORISKOS
HEAD-SHAPED BOTTLE
HEAD-SHAPED BOTTLE
EGYPTIAN DEEP BOWL
EGYPTIAN DEEP BOWL
TWO ARYBALLOI
TWO ARYBALLOI
SMALL MANGANESE JUG
SMALL MANGANESE JUG
SIDONIAN FLASK WITH OPAQUE HANDLES
SIDONIAN FLASK WITH OPAQUE HANDLES
YELLOW JAR WITH HANDLES
ROMAN YELLOW JAR WITH HANDLES
ROMAN GLASS OINOCHOE
Roman Glass Oinochoe
ROMAN GLASS ZIG-ZAG JAR
Roman Glass zig-zag Jar
ROMAN GLOBULAR TRANSPARENT JUG
Roman globular jug
ROMAN COBALT BLUE ACETABULUM
ROMAN COBALT BLUE ACETABULUM
ROMAN GLASS CARCHESIUM
