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jug

Object NameJug
Made FromGlass
Date300-399
Place MadeRoman Empire; Eastern Mediterranean
Techniqueblown, applied handle
SizeRim H: 12.1 cm, Diam (max): 10 cm
Accession Number54.1.46
Credit LineGift of I. C. Elston, Jr.
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTransparent yellowish amber glass with bubbles; blown; handle applied. Globular shape body; rounded rim bent out almost horizontally from top of neck and then upward at edge; broad neck, wider at bottom than at top; pushed in concave base; handle applied to shoulder, drawn upward in three ribs to level of rim, bent sharply inward and attached to rim; thumb-rest at junction with rim made by drawing trail upward and folding it.
Provenance
Source I. C. Elston Jr. - 1954-09-07
flask
100-299
flagon
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bowl
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1983-1984
bottle
probably 1400-1300 BCE