Glass jug
Translucent blue-green; handle in same color.
Tubular rim folded out, round, and in; wide, concave, cylindrical neck; squat bulbous body with gently curving side; pushed-in bottom; small rod handle applied in a round pad to top of body, drawn up and outwards, turned in and slightly down, and trailed onto top of neck with upward trail extending to lip of rim.
Intact; few bubbles; dulling, slight pitting, and iridescenec on exterior, creamy weathering and iridescence on interior.
Tubular rim folded out, round, and in; wide, concave, cylindrical neck; squat bulbous body with gently curving side; pushed-in bottom; small rod handle applied in a round pad to top of body, drawn up and outwards, turned in and slightly down, and trailed onto top of neck with upward trail extending to lip of rim.
Intact; few bubbles; dulling, slight pitting, and iridescenec on exterior, creamy weathering and iridescence on interior.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass jug
- Period: Imperial
- Date: 1st–3rd century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; blown
- Dimensions: H.: 3 9/16 in. (9 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881
- Object Number: 81.10.254
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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