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 (3^rd Century B.C.) and Merovingian glasses (5^th – 7^th 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

 

GALLO-ROMAN PEAR-SHAPED GLASS JUG WITH THREAD