Glass jug
Translucent blue green; trail in same color; handle in deep turquoise blue.
Rim folded out, round, and in; broad, flaring mouth; uneven cylindrical neck; uneven shoulder, partly rounded, partly horizontal and slightly pushed-in; short, conical body with straight side; shallow kick in bottom; rod handle applied to top edge of body, drawn upward, turned in, and trailed onto rim.
Fine trail applied in a spiral on underside of mouth and down neck; a thicker trail, streaked with turquoise blue around top below rim.
Intact, but parts of fine trail missing; some pinprick and larger bubbles; dulling and creamy iridescent weathering on exterior, creamy weathering and iridescence on interior.
Rim folded out, round, and in; broad, flaring mouth; uneven cylindrical neck; uneven shoulder, partly rounded, partly horizontal and slightly pushed-in; short, conical body with straight side; shallow kick in bottom; rod handle applied to top edge of body, drawn upward, turned in, and trailed onto rim.
Fine trail applied in a spiral on underside of mouth and down neck; a thicker trail, streaked with turquoise blue around top below rim.
Intact, but parts of fine trail missing; some pinprick and larger bubbles; dulling and creamy iridescent weathering on exterior, creamy weathering and iridescence on interior.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass jug
- Period: Late Imperial
- Date: 4th–5th century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; blown and trailed
- Dimensions: H.: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915
- Object Number: 30.115.71
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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