Glass jug

1st–2nd century CE
Not on view
Translucent pale blue green, with same color handle.
Tubular rim, folded out, round, and in, and pressed into top of mouth; short cylindrical neck with uneven tooled indents; straight sides to conical body; pushed-in bottom; strap handle applied as a pad on top of body, drawn out in a loop and trailed on to edge of rim and top of neck, with vertical loop above.
Intact; some pinprick bubbles; dulling, faint iridescence, limy encrustation and weathering.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Glass jug
  • Period: Early to Mid Imperial
  • Date: 1st–2nd century CE
  • Culture: Roman
  • Medium: Glass; blown
  • Dimensions: Height: 4 in. (10.2 cm)
    Diam.: 2 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (5.7 x 3.2 cm)
  • Classification: Glass
  • Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
  • Object Number: 74.51.5782
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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