Glass jug
Translucent green with bluish tinge; handle in same color.
Collared rim with large splayed downward fold and everted upward lip, then turned in and smoothed into slightly flaring mouth; cylindrical neck, tapering slightly downwards, with tooled indent around base; short shoulder, curving outward to join bulbous body, with two thickened concentric ridges near top; splayed, integral base ring; pushed-in bottom; handle with two prominent ribs at sides, attached to upper body with downward fins, drawn up and slightly out, turned in at acute angle and pressed on to upper neck.
Intact, except for minor chip in rim; some bubbles, elongated in neck and handle; faint iridescence and weathering, with slight soil encrustaion on interior.
Colorless jug with handle.
Collared rim with large splayed downward fold and everted upward lip, then turned in and smoothed into slightly flaring mouth; cylindrical neck, tapering slightly downwards, with tooled indent around base; short shoulder, curving outward to join bulbous body, with two thickened concentric ridges near top; splayed, integral base ring; pushed-in bottom; handle with two prominent ribs at sides, attached to upper body with downward fins, drawn up and slightly out, turned in at acute angle and pressed on to upper neck.
Intact, except for minor chip in rim; some bubbles, elongated in neck and handle; faint iridescence and weathering, with slight soil encrustaion on interior.
Colorless jug with handle.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass jug
- Period: Early to Mid Imperial
- Date: 1st–2nd century CE
- Culture: Roman, Cypriot
- Medium: Glass; blown
- Dimensions: 3 13/16 × 2 13/16 in. (9.7 × 7.2 cm)
Diam. of rim: 1 3/16 in. (3 cm)
Diam. of foot: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm) - Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
- Object Number: 74.51.5784
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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