Glass pendant shaped like a jug

4th–early 5th century CE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Translucent deep green, appearing black, with handle in same color; trail in opaque white.
Lentoid, oval body; thick rounded rim; cylindrical neck; heavy rod handle applied over trail to side of body, drawn up vertically, then turned in, and attached to rim; small vertical hole runs through body from rim to bottom.
On neck, spiral ribbing; on body, irregular vertical zigzag trail, pressed into body.
Intact except for base; dulling, pitting, and slight iridescent weathering.

The flattened, lentoid shape of the jug is unusual.

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Title: Glass pendant shaped like a jug
Period: Late Imperial
Date: 4th–early 5th century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass; rod-formed, tooled, and trailed
Dimensions: H.: 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.194.437
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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