Glass jug
One-handled jug of olpe shape, made to resemble metal (bronze) jugs
Translucent blue green; handle and trail in same color.
Rim folded out, down, up, and out, with rounded lip; broad cylindrical neck expanding downward to join imperceptibly with elongated bulbous body; low integral base and concave bottom with uneven surface; handle with central rib applied to top of body with long downward claw, drawn up and out, turned in horizontally to rim, with vertical fold forming thumb rest above.
Single trail applied to part of top outer edge of rim in front of handle with tooled vertical rib to either side of handle.
Intact, except for chip in rim and trail with one rib missing; few bubbles and glassy inclusions; dulling and iridescent weathering, with some soil encrustation on interior.
Translucent blue green; handle and trail in same color.
Rim folded out, down, up, and out, with rounded lip; broad cylindrical neck expanding downward to join imperceptibly with elongated bulbous body; low integral base and concave bottom with uneven surface; handle with central rib applied to top of body with long downward claw, drawn up and out, turned in horizontally to rim, with vertical fold forming thumb rest above.
Single trail applied to part of top outer edge of rim in front of handle with tooled vertical rib to either side of handle.
Intact, except for chip in rim and trail with one rib missing; few bubbles and glassy inclusions; dulling and iridescent weathering, with some soil encrustation on interior.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass jug
- Period: Early to Mid Imperial
- Date: mid-1st–2nd century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; blown, trailed, and tooled
- Dimensions: 7 7/16 in. (18.9 cm)
Other: 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm)
Diam. of rim: 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm)
Diam. of foot: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm) - Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
- Object Number: 74.51.141
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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