Glass jug
Small, one-handled jug.
Translucent blue green; handle in same color.
Broad everted rim with partially folded outer lip; cylindrical neck, expanding downwards and joining imperceptibly with globular body; kick and deep pontil scar in bottom; three-ribbed strap handle attached to upper body, drawn up and out, curved inwards and trailed with an upward loop on to underside of rim and top of neck.
Intact; pinprick bubbles and a few black impurities; dulling, iridescence, and creamy weathering.
Translucent blue green; handle in same color.
Broad everted rim with partially folded outer lip; cylindrical neck, expanding downwards and joining imperceptibly with globular body; kick and deep pontil scar in bottom; three-ribbed strap handle attached to upper body, drawn up and out, curved inwards and trailed with an upward loop on to underside of rim and top of neck.
Intact; pinprick bubbles and a few black impurities; dulling, iridescence, and creamy weathering.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass jug
- Period: Imperial
- Date: 1st–3rd century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; blown
- Dimensions: H.: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
Diam.: 1 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. (3.2 x 4.4 cm) - Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881
- Object Number: 81.10.116
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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