Glass jug
Small one-handled jug
Translucent pale blue green; handle in same color.
Rim folded out, round, and in; slender, cylindrical neck; slightly convex slanting shoulder with raised, tubular fold below; body flaring downward with concave sides; broad, shallow, rounded bottom; strap handle with ribs at side edges applied to shoulder above fold, drawn up and out, turned in horizontally to top of neck and underside of rim, and trailed off with backward projection.
Intact; pinprick bubbles; dulling, pitting, and iridescent weathering.
Translucent pale blue green; handle in same color.
Rim folded out, round, and in; slender, cylindrical neck; slightly convex slanting shoulder with raised, tubular fold below; body flaring downward with concave sides; broad, shallow, rounded bottom; strap handle with ribs at side edges applied to shoulder above fold, drawn up and out, turned in horizontally to top of neck and underside of rim, and trailed off with backward projection.
Intact; pinprick bubbles; dulling, pitting, and iridescent weathering.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass jug
- Period: Early to Mid Imperial
- Date: mid-1st–2nd century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; blown
- Dimensions: 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm)
Other: 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm)
Diam. of rim: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm) - Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
- Object Number: 74.51.143
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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