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pitcher

Object NamePendant Shaped Like a Pitcher

Made FromGlass

Dateabout 300-399

Place MadeRoman Empire; Eastern Mediterranean

TechniqueRod-formed, applied, trailed, wound

SizeOverall H: 3.4 cm

Accession Number76.1.136

Credit LineGift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Not On View

Physical DescriptionOpaque "black" glass with chips of opaque yellow, red, and pale blue. Body rod-formed; foot, handle, and ornament applied. Body is in the form of an egg-shaped pitcher. Rim rounded; neck cylindrical, with spiral ridges made when trail was wound around rod; pad-shaped base. Body decorated with small rounded chips of colored glass. Handle dropped onto body, drawn up, attached to rim, and wound once around it.
Provenance

Source Derek Content - 1976-01-01

Source Carl Sandler Berkowitz - 1976-01-01

Former Collection Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982)