jug
Object NameJug with Wishbone Handle
Made FromGlass
Date300-499
Place MadeRoman Empire; Eastern Mediterranean; Italy
TechniqueMold-blown then expanded, applied, ground
SizeOverall H: 22.1 cm, Diam (max): 6.4 cm
Accession Number55.1.7
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Verres Antiques de la Collection R.W. Smith
Antikes Glas aus der Sammlung Ray Winfield Smith: Kurpfalzischen Museum Heidelberg
Glass from the Ancient World
Ambrose and Agustine: The Origins of Europe
Ennion and His Legacy: Mold-Blown Glass From Ancient Rome
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionTranslucent dark blue glass; mold-blown, applied, ground. Slender pyriform body; rim outsplayed and turned upward, cracked off and ground; slender neck tapers then splays to merge with body; lower part of body curves in towards bottom; base consists of thread wound three and a half times, then forms splayed footring; applied wishbone handle with pincered thumb piece attached to neck and upper part of body, then drawn downward to footring; mold-blown decoration: 21 flutes widen and flatten towards bottom, gives appearance of vertical facets; below almost completely concealed by footring, honeycomb pattern covers bottom of body.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1955-04-19
