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Message:: [QUOTE="Eric Haefli, post: 3268640, member: 15354"]I don't know anything about ancient glass.  This discussion is very interesting.  From my inexperienced perspective, I found the comment about the condition of the pontil most compelling.  That comment focused on the pontil being not oxidized while the rest of the glass surfaces are oxidized from being buried in soil. As far as the glass thickness or the pontil not being ground, I would have assumed that glass made way back then would not be as fine as glass made much later, let's say 1400s glass or later.  I assume ancient Roman glass did not grind the pontil and the glass was thick. The other thing that strikes me is the survival of the applied glass handles while buried over centuries and then to be dug up and survive while digging them out of the ground.  The survival of the applied glass handles seems almost impossible if the object was buried. Correct me if I'm off with my assumptions.[/QUOTE]