Glass jug
Rim folded over and into flaring mouth; cylindrical neck, expanding downwards; globular body; low foot ring, applied as a coil; small, flat bottom, with pontil scar; three-ribbed strap handle, attached to upper body with long downward claws, drawn up, out, round, and in, and attached to edge of rim over trail, with projecting hollow loop.
One thicker trail wound horizontally one and a half times around underside of mouth; a finer trail applied next to foot ring, then wound up in a spiral ten times, ending under handle; five more fine trails wound in short spirals in irregular bands on neck.
Intact; pinprick bubbles and some glassy inclusions; slight dulling and encrustation, with faint weathering and iridescence on exterior, patches of pale brown soil encrustation and brilliant iridescent weathering on interior.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass jug
- Period: Late Imperial
- Date: 3rd–4th century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; blown and trailed
- Dimensions: H.: 5 1/4 x 2 5/8 x 1 1/2 x 15/16 in. (13.3 x 6.7 x 3.8 x 2.4 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881
- Object Number: 81.10.195
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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