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Object NameJug

Made FromGlass

Date500-699

Place MadeRoman Empire; possibly Syria; possibly Palestine

TechniqueMold-blown, reworked, applied

SizeOverall H: 13.1 cm, Body Diam: 6.4 cm

Accession Number54.1.118

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Not On View

Physical DescriptionTransparent light olive green glass; mold-blown, rim reworked, handle applied. Hexagonal body, tapering toward bottom; rim outsplayed, folded upward and inward; cylindrical neck; rounded shoulder; kicked base, pontil scar; tubular handle applied to shoulder and rim. Mold-blown decoration on body on all six sides, clockwise, from below handle: (1) herringbone pattern; (2) cross hatching; (3) two complete lozenges and two half- lozenges on each side, all with central bosses; (4) as (1); (5) as (2); (6) as (3); under base, rosette with six petals; each with median groove.

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