Glass pendant shaped like a jug

Roman

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Translucent deep green, appearing black, with handle in same color; trail in opaque white.
Lentoid, oval body; thick rounded rim; cylindrical neck; heavy rod handle applied over trail to side of body, drawn up vertically, then turned in, and attached to rim; small vertical hole runs through body from rim to bottom.
On neck, spiral ribbing; on body, irregular vertical zigzag trail, pressed into body.
Intact except for base; dulling, pitting, and slight iridescent weathering.

The flattened, lentoid shape of the jug is unusual.

Glass pendant shaped like a jug, Glass, Roman

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