Glass jug

Roman

Not on view

Translucent blue green; handle in same color.
Irregular rim, folded out, round, and in, with a partial beveled outer lip; cylindrical neck; squat bulbous body; solid low base ring; undulating bottom with central kick; two-ribbed strap handle attached to upper body with two splayed arms at sides and ribs extending vertically downwards, drawn up and out, then turned in at an acute angle, and pressed on to top of neck.
Intact; pinprick bubbles, elongated in neck, and blowing striations; dulling, pitting, and faint iridescence on exterior, one large patch of creamy weathering on interior.

Glass jug, Glass, Roman

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