Glass pendant shaped like a jug
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.
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.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass pendant shaped like a jug
- Period: Late Imperial
- Date: 4th–early 5th century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; rod-formed, tooled, and trailed
- Dimensions: H.: 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
- Object Number: 17.194.437
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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