pitcher

Object NamePitcher

Made FromGlass

Date300-499

TechniqueBlown, applied

SizeOverall H (max): 15.4 cm, Diam (max): 8.2 cm

Accession Number97.1.15

Credit LineGift in honor of Dr. William A. Turnbaugh and Sarah Peabody Turnbaugh for their work in the fields of anthropology and archaeology

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Place Made

Roman Empire

Physical DescriptionPale green transparent glass; blown, applied. Globular pitcher. Mouth shaped like funnel, with rounded rim; neck cylindrical, wider at bottom than at top; base has splayed foot ring made by coiling thick trail in two and one half to three revolutions, and kick; pontil mark. Below rim, single horizontal trail, with similar trail at bottom of neck. Handle with oval cross section dropped onto shoulder, drawn up and out, then bent sharply in and attached to edge of rim, with excess glass drawn up in triangular thumb rest.
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