jug

Object NameJug

Made FromGlass

Date300-499

Place MadeRoman Empire; probably Eastern Mediterranean

Techniqueblown, applied, ground

SizeOverall H: 19 cm, Diam (max): 6.6 cm

Accession Number54.1.52

Credit LineGift of I. C. Elston, Jr.

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Exhibitions

Ennion and His Legacy: Mold-Blown Glass From Ancient Rome

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionTranslucent deep blue bubbly glass; blown, applied, ground. Slender pyriform body; outsplayed rim, ground; tall slender neck, which tapers, then splays to merge imperceptibly with body; lower part of body curves inward towards bottom; base consists of thread wound four times, thus forming splayed footring. Applied wishbone handle with pincered thumbpiece attached to neck and upper part of body, then drawn downward to footring and notched.

Provenance

Source I. C. Elston Jr. - 1954-09-07