Glass jug

4th–5th century CE

Not on view

Colorless, with green tinge; handle and trail in translucent light blue (?).

Vertical, uneven rim, partly folded inwards; funnel-shaped neck, with concave profile; bulbous body; kick in bottom, with small pontil mark at center; rod handle applied as a large pad on upper body drawn up and outward, then turned in and down, and trailed onto middle of neck.

The handle continues as a trail decoration wound spirally just over five times up neck, becoming smaller and thinner, ending below rim.

Broken on body, with large hole, showing eggshell thinness of side; pinprick bubbles; most of surfaces covered with thick creamy weathering and slight iridescence.

Artwork Details

Object Information

Overview

Title: Glass jug
Period: Late Imperial
Date: 4th–5th century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass; blown and trailed
Dimensions: H.: 3 9/16 in. (9 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915
Object Number: 30.115.69
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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