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Object NameJug
Made FromGlass
Date200-399
Place MadeRoman Empire
Techniquemold-blown, two-part mold, applied, rim reworked
SizeOverall H: 14.5 cm, Diam (max): 8.6 cm; Rim Diam: 5.7
Accession Number65.1.15
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Ennion and His Legacy: Mold-Blown Glass From Ancient Rome
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTransparent very pale green glass, translucent green handle and thread; mold-blown, two-part mold, applied, rim reworked. Distorted globular body; rim outsplayed, turned upward and inward, fire-polished; cylindrical neck; rounded base; horizontal trail below rim; ribbed ribbon handle attached to shoulder and rim; mold-blown decoration on body in four registers: (1) graduated circles with central bosses, in some cases separated by vertical ribs, with horizontal rib at bottom; (2) similar motifs, with lozenges and semi-circles, also with central bosses; (3) on one mold part, five graduated circles with central bosses; on the other, three graduated circles with central bosses, between two crosses; (4) on base, distorted rosette. Mold parts not only different, but also poorly aligned.Provenance
Source
Fouad Alouf
- 1965
