Glass jug

Roman, Cypriot

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Colorless with pale greyish green tinge; handle in same color.
Tubular rim, folded out, down, over, and in, with beveled upper surface forming slight constriction to mouth; cylindrical neck, tapering slightly downwards, with tooled indent around base; conical body with convex curving sides; broad, slightly pushed-in bottom; strap handle, applied in a long, narrow pad on upper body, drawn up and out, then turned in at an acute angle, pressed on to neck under rim, with trail extending down neck.
Decoration of wheel-abraded horizontal lines on lower half of body, comprising a single broad line at top, two other lines, and a single, fine line slightly above point of greatest diameter.
Intact; few bubbles; dulling, iridescence, and patches of weathering.

Squat colorless blown glass jug with wide flat handle and incised lines.

Glass jug, Glass, Roman, Cypriot

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